Five people were killed in a head-on collision between two buses in Mallikpur area of Kanaipur Union of Faridpur Sadar Upazila on the Dhaka-Khulna highway. Besides, 9 people were injured in this incident. The injured are being treated at Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
The accident took place on Tuesday (October 15) at around 4:00 AM in the head-on collision between two buses, Jhenaidah Paribahan and Jhenaidah bound Green Express. The names of those killed were not immediately known.
Confirming the truth of the incident, Karimpur Highway Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Salauddin Chowdhury said that efforts are underway to identify the names and identities of all the victims. The two buses involved in the accident were recovered and brought to the Karimpur Highway Police Station.