Five people were killed in a clash between a passenger bus and a leguna in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi. At least 15 people were injured in the incident.
The accident happened at the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Kundalpara Ekalaya around 9pm on Friday. The identity of the casualties was not known in the accident.
Shibpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the accident and said a bus from Ana Paribahan was going from Dhaka to Dhaka. On the other side, a passenger from Laguna, a traveler, was traveling to Laguna Raipur. In the Kundalpara road, the bus and the leguna are confronted.
The police official said that four people were killed after the accident took place on the spot and one was taken to Narsingdi district hospital. The injured were rushed to different hospitals including Narsingdi district hospital. The reason for the accident is still unknown.