2 killed in Bogura road accident, 2 others critically injured
Two people were killed and two others critically injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck at the Ghuga Bridge area on the Dhaka-Bogura highway in the evening today.
One of the deceased was identified as Jamal Hossain (40), a resident of Bogura Sadar. The other deceased is yet to be identified.
Among the injured, two -- the truck driver and his assistant -- are in critical condition and undergoing treatment at the Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, said Ratan Hosain, station officer of Sherpur Fire Service and Civil Defence.
"The truck driver and his assistant were stuck inside the truck. We later rescued them and sent them to the hospital immediately."
Police seized both vehicles after the accident which took place around 5:30pm, but the bus driver fled the scene, Md Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sherpur Police Station said.
Several passengers of the bus had also suffered minor injuries, said Ratan.
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