Savar road crashes kill 5
Four women and a man were killed and at least 20 injured as a bus fell into a roadside ditch at Balitha near Dhamrai bus stand on Dhaka-Aricha highway yesterday.
The dead were identified as Lipi, 30, of Atigram, Yasmin, 24, of Pirojpur, Jesmin, 30, of Mymensingh, Shirin, 30, of Doulotpur, Manikganj and bus driver Ajoy, 20.
Police and witnesses said a Manikganj-bound bus from Savar skidded off the road as the driver lost control over the steering at 6:45am, leaving two passengers dead on the spot.
The injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Savar Gono Swasthya Kendra, Dhamrai Health Complex and Pangu Hospital.
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