2 die in Pabna crash

Two people have died when a vehicle shipping newspapers collided with a human hauler in Pabna amid poor visibility, police say.

Pabna Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 29 Dec 2014, 04:20 AM
Updated : 29 Dec 2014, 04:20 AM

The Monday morning accident on the Pabna-Dhaka Highway's Ataikula area left at least six others injured.

The victims, all passengers of the human hauler, locally known as 'Nasiman', are yet to be identified.

Madhurpur highway police outpost SI Hafiz said the Nasiman overturned after the collision killing two on the spot.

The injured have been admitted to a local hospital.

The other vehicle, carrying newspapers, has also been badly damaged.

Hafiz said the newspapers had been sent to their destination on another vehicle.