6 killed in Comilla road crash
Six people were killed and 35 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Zimlatali on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Daudkandi upazila in Comilla early today.
Identities of the deceased could not be confirmed yet.
The Comilla-bound bus coming from Dimla upazila in Nilphamari district fell into a roadside ditch in the area as the driver of the bus lost control over the steering around 5:00am, leaving five people dead on the spot, said Officer-in charge of Daudkandi Highway Police Station Abdul Awal.
The three of the injured were referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) from Gouripur Upazila Health Complex while 32 others were given first aid, said the OC.
One died on way to DMCH, the OC added.
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