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Two people were killed and five others injured in a collision among three vehicles on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Korpai in Burichang upazila on Saturday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, reports UNB.
A bus of ‘Starline Paribahan’ collided with a microbus and a truck coming from the opposite direction around 9:30 am, leaving two people including the microbus driver dead on the spot and five others injured, said Officer-in-Charge of Maynamati crossing highway thana Shafayat Hossain.
Police and fire brigade workers recovered the bodies and sent the injured people to Cumilla Medical College Hospital.
A two-kilometer tailback was created on both sides of the highway following the accident, said the OC.