Three people were killed and at least 20 others injured after two passenger buses collided head-on in Mymensingh on Wednesday evening.
The deceased were identified as Abdul Razzak, son of Hossain Ali from Dhara village in Dhara Union of Haluaghat upazila, and Md Tofozzal Hossain, 60, of Singheswar village in neighbouring Phulpur upazila. The identity of the third victim, a man aged around 50, could not immediately be ascertained.
The accident occurred around 6:30pm in the Alalpur area of Sadar upazila on the Mymensingh-Haluaghat road.
Fire Service personnel rushed to the scene after being informed and rescued the injured.
One person died on the spot, while two others succumbed to their injuries at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital around 7:30pm, police said.
Jalal Uddin, a sub-inspector at Mymensingh Kotwali Model Police Station, confirmed the deaths.
According to police, a bus of Shyamoli Bangla Paribahan was heading to Dhaka from Haluaghat when it collided head-on with a bus of Imam Paribahan travelling towards Haluaghat from Dhaka.
At least 10 people were injured in the crash. Six of them were taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared two dead.
Md Al Amin, in-charge of the hospital’s police camp, confirmed that six injured passengers were brought to the hospital and two of them later died.
Mymensingh Kotwali Model Police Station OC Mohammad Shibirul Islam said police were sent to the scene following the accident.
“Legal action in this regard is under process,” he said.
