The identities of the deceased and injured are yet to be ascertained.
UNB
20 October, 2026, 09:05 am
Last modified: 20 October, 2026, 09:07 am
At least 11 people were killed and around 30 others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a sand-laden truck in Baraigram upazila of Natore early today (20 October).
The accident occurred before dawn, around 4:30am, in the Sarkarpara area on the Natore-Pabna highway. Nine people died on the spot, while two others died after being taken to hospital.
The identities of the deceased and injured are yet to be ascertained.
Sub-Inspector Alamgir Hossain of Banpara Highway Police Station and Abdur Rouf, station officer of Natore Fire Service and Civil Defence, confirmed the number of casualties.
They said that, on receiving information about the accident, rescuers recovered nine bodies from the spot and sent them to the upazila hospital.
The injured were rescued and taken to various local clinics and hospitals, Natore Sadar Hospital and Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Several of them were reported to be in critical condition.
Police said the accident occurred when a bus operated by RP Paribahan, travelling from Barishal to Rajshahi, collided head-on with a sand-laden truck coming from the opposite direction.