DHAKA, May 8 (NNN-BSS) – A head-on collision between two passenger buses, in Bangladesh’s Natore district, some 200 km north-west of the capital Dhaka, yesterday, left at least seven people dead and 20 injured, a senior police official said.
Mashiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Natore’s Bonpara Highway Police Station, told journalists that, “at least seven people were killed in the head-on collision.”
The accident occurred around 11:00 a.m. local time and also left some 20 people injured, he said.
All the injured were rushed to local hospitals and clinics, he said, adding that, the cause of the accident is under investigation.
Road Safety Foundation, a non-government organisation, said in a press release yesterday that, at least 543 people were killed and 612 were injured in 427 road accidents across the country, last month.– NNN-BSS
