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4 killed as bus collides with pick-up van in Mymensingh

News Desk Accidents 2023-11-07, 7:09am

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At least four passengers were killed and 15 others in Mymensingh road accident early Tuesday.



At least four passengers were killed and 15 others injured after a bus collided with a pick-up van in Mymensingh early Tuesday.

The victims could not be identified immediately, reports our Mymensingh correspondent.

Quoting locals, Shah Kamal Akanda, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said the accident took place when a Sherpur-bound bus from Dhaka collided head-on with a pick-up van at Shikarikanda area around 12:15am.

On information, police and firefighters rushed to the spot and rescued the injured and took them to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.

Police recovered the bodies and sent them to MMCH morgue for autopsy.

Police seized the vehicles but the drivers managed to flee the scene, the OC added.