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Truck-microbus collision kills 5 in Habiganj
Truck-microbus collision kills 5 in Habiganj.
Habiganj, May 02 - Five people, including a woman, were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district early Thursday.
Identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
According to locals, the Dhaka-bound microbus from Sylhet collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction at 1:45 am on Thursday. Five people, including the microbus driver, died on the spot.
On information, locals, Madhabpur Fire Service, Shayestaganj Highway and Madhabpur Police rushed to the spot and conducted rescue operations.
Rakibul Islam Khan, officer-in-charge of Madhabpur Police Station, confirmed the matter.
The bodies are in the custody of Shayestaganj Highway Police Station, he added. - UNB