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Collision between 2 buses leaves 5 dead in Rangpur

Accidents 2021-07-18, 2:17pm

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Five people were killed and 12 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Rangpur Highway in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur early Sunday.



Rangpur, Jul 18 : Five people were killed and 12 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Rangpur Highway near Boldipukur  in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur early Sunday.

The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.

Police said a Rangpur-bound bus of Johana Paribahan collided head-on with a Dhaka-bound bus of Selfie Paribahan around 7:50 am, leaving five people dead on the spot.

Later, fire fighters rescued the injured and rushed them to a nearby Health Complex and Rangpur Medical College Hospital.

Aminuzzaman, officer-in-charge of Mithapukur Police Station, said the condition of two of the  injured is critical, reports UNB.