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Two dead, 20 injured in head-on collision between buses
Special Correspondent
Accidents
2024-04-16, 1:32pm
Two dead, 20 injured in head-on collision between buses
Mymensingh, Apr 16 - At least two passengers died and 20 others were injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh on Tuesday.
The accident happened when a Dhaka-bound bus collided head-on with a Sherpur-bound bus near Kodaldhar Bazar in the upazila at 8:30 AM, said Tarakanda Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Wazed Ali.
The identities of the deceased and injured could not be immediately ascertained.
Police and fire service personnel jointly launched rescue operations after being informed about the accident.
Among the injured, 16 passengers have been admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for treatment, said the police official.-UNB