5 killed in Mymensingh road crash
Five people were killed and 15 injured when a bus collided head-on with a truck and fell into a roadside ditch in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh this afternoon.
The deceased are: Belal Hossain, 50, Abdur Rahim, 50, Minto Miah, 48, Mizan, 47 and Majznu Miah, 45, of Dubarchar village of Sherpur district, said Abdullah Al Mamun, sub-inspector of Tarakanda Police Station.
The accident took place when a bus from Netrakona hit an oncoming truck on Mymensingh-Sherpur road at Shimulia and fell into the roadside ditch around 12:30pm, leaving four dead on the spot and 16 injured, the SI said.
On information, fire officials rushed to the spot and rescued the injured victims, reports our Mymensingh correspondent.
Of the injured, Maznu, died on way to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital while the others were admitted to the hospital and other local clinics.
The victims were going to Sherpur after visiting a ‘pir’ at Ledirkanda in Netrakona, the police official said.
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