Magura road crash leaves two dead

MAGURA, Sept 11 (UNB): Two people including a woman were killed as a speeding bus crashed into a motorbike on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in front of Magura Sadar Hospital on Monday.

The deceased were Anwar Hossain, 50, of Atharkhada village of Magura Sadar upazila, and Rokeya Begum, 60, of Urura village in Mohammadpur upazila of the same district.

Mizanur Rahman, SI of Magura Highway police station, said the accident occurred at around 02:00 pm when the Khulna-bound bus of 'Goldenline Paribahan' from Dhaka hit the bike while crossing the highway.