Fatal road crash kills 34 in Natore

NATORE: At least 34 people were killed and over 25 others injured in a fatal road crash at Razzak intersection on Bonpara-Hatikumrul highway in Baraigram upazila Monday afternoon.
The deceased could not yet be identified. However, most of the deceased hailed from Hiduli Sangrampur village in Gurudaspur upazila of the district, according to a news agency.
Fuad Rohani, officer-in-charge of Bonpara highway police camp, said the accident took place around 3:30pm when a Rajshahi-bound bus of ‘Keya Paribahan’ from Dhaka collided with another bus of ‘Athoi Paribahan’ heading towards Gurudaspur upazila from the district town, leaving 21 people dead on the spot and at least 40others injured.
The injured were taken to different hospitals and clinics where 11 more succumbed to their injuries, said additional police super of the district Shahabuddin.
Of the bodies, 24 were handed over to their families at Bonpara highway police camp, said deputy commissioner of the district Mashiur Rahman.
After the collision, the two buses got mangled. While the ‘Athoi Paribahan’ bus overturned on the road, another tumbled into the roadside ditch under the impact of the collision.The accident also disrupted traffic on the highway for an hour.