Two drivers die as bus, truck catch fire after collision in Dinajpur

A bus and truck have caught fire after they collided in Dinajpur’s Kaharol Upazila, leaving the two drivers dead and at least 25 passengers of the bus injured.

Dinajpur Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 30 August 2018, 08:45 PM
Updated : 30 August 2018, 08:45 PM

Six of the injured were admitted to Birganj Upazila Health Complex after the incident at Rampur Battala on the Dinajpur-Panchagarh Highway on Thursday night, police said.

The Dhaka-bound bus of Keya Paribahan from Panchagarh collided with the truck head-on, Kaharol Police Station Sub-Inspector Ershad Ali told bdnews24.com. 

Dinajpur Fire Station official Aktar Hamid said they recovered the bodies after dousing the fire.