People inspect the power tiller trapped under the bus Dhaka TribuneAround 11:30am, a truck carrying rods from Dhaka to Rangpur swerved when it tried to avoid running over a bicycle just 100 metres away from the site of the first accident. The truck fell into a ditch, killing seven labourers who were perched on top of the cargo on the truck.
The accident, which took place near Jobodoho Bridge in Palashbari, injured an additional 11.
Gobindaganj Highway police station Officer-in-Charge Abul Bashar confirmed the casualties.
The injured were admitted to Palashbari Upazila Health Complex.A total of 11 people died and 23 were injured in two separate accidents in Gaibandha on Saturday.
Around 10am, a passenger bus lost control after a flat tire and collided with a power tiller. The power tiller was modified to carry passengers. Three people died on the spot and another died on the way to the hospital. A further 12 suffered various injuries.
The accident took place in Nuniagari in Palashbari upazila along the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway. The passenger bus was going to Bogra from Rangpur.
People inspect the power tiller trapped under the bus Dhaka TribuneAround 11:30am, a truck carrying rods from Dhaka to Rangpur swerved when it tried to avoid running over a bicycle just 100 metres away from the site of the first accident. The truck fell into a ditch, killing seven labourers who were perched on top of the cargo on the truck.
The accident, which took place near Jobodoho Bridge in Palashbari, injured an additional 11.
Gobindaganj Highway police station Officer-in-Charge Abul Bashar confirmed the casualties.
The injured were admitted to Palashbari Upazila Health Complex.
People inspect the power tiller trapped under the bus Dhaka TribuneAround 11:30am, a truck carrying rods from Dhaka to Rangpur swerved when it tried to avoid running over a bicycle just 100 metres away from the site of the first accident. The truck fell into a ditch, killing seven labourers who were perched on top of the cargo on the truck.
The accident, which took place near Jobodoho Bridge in Palashbari, injured an additional 11.
Gobindaganj Highway police station Officer-in-Charge Abul Bashar confirmed the casualties.
The injured were admitted to Palashbari Upazila Health Complex.