Road accident kills 12 in Bangla
22 April 2016 4:27 AM IST
At least 12 people were killed, mostly on the spot, and over 50 others injured on Wednesday in a major head-on collision between two passenger buses in Bangladesh’s Rangpur district.
The accident took place around 11 am (local time) on the Rangpur-Dinajpur Highway in Taraganj Upazila, police said.
Taraganj police officer Abdul Latif and Rangpur Fire Service’s Rescue Officer Abdul Aziz confirmed 12 people dead in the crash.
“The crash left 10 people dead on the spot,” Latif told bdnews24.com.
He said a Rangpur-bound bus from Dinajpur crashed into another bus, which was heading to Dinajpur from Sylhet.
Two others died after being taken to the Rangpur Medical College Hospital, said the hospital’s Director ASM Barkat Ullah.
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