Published : 02 Jan 2026, 07:24 PM
Updated : 28 Aug 2026, 01:31 AM
Two people have been killed and at least seven others injured when a bus collided with a truck in Gaibandha's Palashbari Upazila.
The accident occurred around 7am on Friday on the Gaibandha–Palashbari regional highway near Thutiapukur Bazar in the Garia Eidgah field area, according to Palashbari Police Station chief (OC) Sarwar Alam Khan.
The two men who died were identified as Musa Akand, 25, the bus driver’s assistant, and Jamil Hossain, 20, a passenger on the bus.
The injured have been admitted to Palashbari Upazila Health Complex and Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
Police and witnesses said that amid dense fog, a speeding Gaibandha-bound passenger bus operated by Kazi Line coming from Dhaka hit a cement-laden truck while attempting to overtake it.
As a result, the bus was badly damaged, and the bus driver’s aide and a passenger died on the spot. At least seven other passengers were injured.
OC Sarwar said police recovered the bodies and brought them to the police station, while the injured were rescued and sent to hospitals.
Both the truck and the bus have been seized, but the drivers fled the scene, he added.
