Manikganj road mishap leaves two dead

Published: June 08, 2018 11:41:31 | Updated: June 08, 2018 16:24:06

Two people were killed and 12 others injured when a bus rammed into a pick-up van on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Annaypur in Shibalaya upazila on Thursday.

One of the deceased, the pick-up van driver, was identified as Liton Hossain, 30, reports a news agency.

Amir Hossain, sub-inspector of Borongail Highway Police, said the accident took place around 10:00pm when the passenger bus hit the fish-laden pick up van, leaving two people dead on the spot and 12 others injured.

On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Manikganj District Hospital.