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Two killed as bus hits road divider in Munshiganj
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Two people were killed when a Dhaka-bound bus smashed into a road divider on Bangabandhu Expressway in Munshiganj's Srinagar upazila Friday morning, police said.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Seven others were injured in the incident. Five of them have been admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.
Abdullah Al Tayabir, officer-in-charge of Srinagar police station, said the speeding bus lost control at around 7:15 am on Friday and collided with the road divider.
OC Abdullah said the bus was seized from the accident spot. However, the driver of the bus is still absconding.
Inspector Mahfuz Riben of Srinagar Fire Station said the injured were rescued from the bus and taken to Srinagar Health Complex where doctors declared two passengers dead.