Published on 04:54 PM, February 27, 2018

4 killed in bus-truck collision in Gopalganj

At least four people were killed and 14 others injured a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj today.

The deceased are: Shilpi Shomaddar, 62, Shahjahal Mollah, 50, Noyon, 25, Sohag Talukder, 20.

Shilpi Shomaddar was the president of Bagerhat District Mohila Parishad, reports our Faridpur correspondent.

A Dhaka-bound bus collided head-on with a truck in front of Pona bus stand in the upazila, leaving four people dead on the spot and 14 others injured around 12:30pm, said Md Azzizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Kashiani Police Station.

The injured were sent to Kashiani Upazila Health Complex and Gopalganj General Hospital for further treatment.