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Vol. 5 Num 856 Sat. October 21, 2006  
   
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3 Bangladeshis die in road crash in KSA


Five people, including three Bangladeshis, died and 40 others were injured in a road accident near Ava on their way to Makkah to perform Umrah yesterday.

The Bangladeshis were identified as Selim, Hossain and Israfil.

All the injured Bangladeshis were admitted to a local hospital, where the condition of 15 was stated to be critical. Selim and Hossain hailed from Comilla district.

The driver of the vehicle lost control over the steering at 3:30pm and crashed into a roadside ditch.