At least eight people were killed and dozens were injured in two accidents in Dinajpur on Friday.
A head-on collision between a mango-laden truck and a Thakurgaon-bound bus in Panchbari, Dinajpur Sadar upazila, on Friday morning left six people, including a child, dead and dozens injured.
The truck driver and the bus supervisor were among the victims.
Kotwali police station OC Farid Hossain said three people had died on the spot, adding that two more died after being taken to the hospital.
Another person died in the afternoon while undergoing treatment.
The injured were admitted to the local M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital.
The bus and truck, both wrecked in the crash, were removed from the road by a wrecker.
Notably, a motorcyclist was killed near the same spot after being run over by a truck on Thursday.
Meanwhile, vehicular movement was stopped after the accident, resuming after an hour.
Another accident took place following a head-on collision between a truck and a cattle-laden human hauler (locally known as Nasimon) in Fulbari upazila which left two dead and four injured.
The deceased are the van's driver, Menhazul, 40, and a cattle trader Amun, 45.
Critically injured included truck driver Robiul Islam, Joynal Hossain, Nazrul Hossain, and Farid.
The accident took place near the Fulbari Pourashava's Upazila Health Complex, along the Dinajpur-Gobindaganj Regional Highway.
Fulbari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mostafizur Rahman said that the seriously injured, including the truck driver and three cattle traders, were promptly rescued and admitted to the Fulbari Upazila Health Complex for urgent medical treatment.
Legal procedures are underway regarding the incident, he added.