10 killed in Jhenidah bus-truck collision
GBNEWS24 DESK//
At least nine people were killed and 50 more injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah district on Wednesday afternoon.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Witnesses said a Kushtia-bound bus overturned after colliding with a truck near Amjad Ali Filling Station at Barobazar area around 3:30pm, leaving nine dead on the spot.
Kaliganj Fire Service and Civil Defence station officer Mamunur Rashid confirmed about recovering nine bodies from the spot.
The number of deaths could rise as condition of many remained critical.
Our upazila correspondent said traffic on both sides of Jhenidah-Jashore road was suspended for one-and-a-half hours after the accident.
Jhenidah DC Saroj Kumar Nath visited the spot.
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