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Bus falls into ditch after being hit by a truck in Satkhira injuring 30
At least 30 people have been injured as a bus fell into a roadside ditch at Satkhira’s Chhaygharia after being hit by a truck, police say.
Published : 2 Oct 2015, 09:25 AM
Updated : 2 Oct 2015, 09:25 AM
Traffic on the key Satkhira-Jessore Highway came to a standstill for about an hour, leaving over a hundred passenger and cargo vehicles stranded from around 11:30am on Friday.
The Jessore-bound bus overturned after being hit by a Satkhira-bound truck, a bus passenger toldbdnews24.com.
"There has been no deaths," Sub-Inspector Wahiduzzaman of the Satkhira Sadar Police told bdnews24.com.
Accidents are frequent on this highway, blamed mainly on unskilled drivers and rundown road.
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