Bus-truck collision kills 2 in Manikganj

Source: Original Story By TheDailyStar


Two persons were killed and 14 others injured in a collision between a truck and a bus on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Manikganj’s Shibalaya upazila today.
The identifies of the deceased could not be known immediately, our local correspondent reports quoting police.
A Paturia-bound bus of Rabeya Paribahan collided head-on with an onion-laden truck in Mushuria area around 4:30pm, said Yamin-ud Daula, in-charge of Barangail Highway Police Outpost.
The truck driver was killed on the spot while another passenger of the bus succumbed to his injuries while being taken to a hospital, he said.
Fourteen passengers of the bus sustained injuries in the accident, he said, adding that the injured were rushed to local health complex and Manikganj General Hospital.
Meanwhile, some of the injured victims have been shifted to Dhaka as their conditions deteriorated.