9 killed in Panchagarh road crash
At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured in a road accident in Sadar upazila of Panchagarh on Friday evening.
The deceased could not be identified yet.
Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Akkas Ali said the Tentulia-bound bus from the district town collided head-on with the truck carrying electric poles at Dashmile area of the upazila around 8:15pm, UNB reports.
The accident left six people dead on the spot and 33 others injured, he said, adding that three of the injured died on the way to hospital.
The rest of the injured were taken to Panchagarh Sadar Hospital from where some were sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, the OC said.
