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Vol. 5 Num 1072 Thu. June 07, 2007  
   
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6 killed as 2 buses collide in Savar


At least six people died and 30 others were injured as two passenger buses collided on the Dhaka-Aricha highway here yesterday evening.

Witnesses said a Dhaka-bound bus from Bogra and a Manikganj-bound bus from Dhaka collided head-on near the BPATC in Savar at about 6:45pm, killing five on the spot and injuring 30 others.

The injured were rushed to different clinics in Savar. Of them, one succumbed to his injuries at Rabeya clinic. Identities of the dead could not be known.

Police seized both the buses, but their drivers and helpers managed to flee.