UNB, Faridpur: Three passengers were killed and at least 10 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses in the Karimpur area on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur on Thursday morning.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Maruf Hossain of Faridpur Police said the two buses coming from opposite directions collided head-on.
“Two passengers died on the spot, while another succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital. Several of the injured are reported to be in critical condition,” he said.
The injured were taken to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
According to the police official, the accident occurred between a Royal Paribahan bus travelling from Satkhira to Dhaka and a local bus heading from Faridpur to Magura.
Upon information, police from Kanaipur Highway Police Station rushed to the scene, rescued the injured and took them to local hospitals for treatment.
