Two passengers were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck in the Bertala area of Sarail upazila in Brahmanbaria on Saturday morning.
The accident occurred at around 8:30am on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway. The deceased were identified as Sourav and Asif, both from Parbatipur in Dinajpur. However, Asif’s full identity could not be confirmed. Of the injured, 3 were sent to Dhaka in critical condition.
Police and local residents said a passenger bus operated by Diganta Paribahan, traveling from Rangpur to Sylhet, collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction in the Berotola area of Sarail upazila.
Several passengers sustained serious injuries in the collision. They were rescued and taken to hospital, while 3 critically injured passengers were sent to Dhaka for advanced treatment.
Abdul Halim, officer-in-charge of Khatihata Highway Police Station, said police were sent to the scene immediately after the accident. The vehicles, which were severely damaged in the collision, were taken into police custody.