Five killed as bus rams into stationary truck in Dinajpur

At least five people were killed and six others injured after a passenger bus rammed into a stationary truck in Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur early Saturday.

The accident occurred around 3:00 am on the Dinajpur-Dhaka highway in Nurjahanpur area, police sources said.

Two of the deceased were identified as Tamanna Aktar, 22, daughter of Hashem Ali, and Aminul Islam, 35. Identities of the remaining victims could not be known immediately.

Ataur Rahman, warehouse inspector of Ghoraghat Fire Service and Civil Defence, said, “We reached the spot shortly after 3:00 am and found three bodies. We rescued eight injured and sent them to hospital, where two of them later died.”

Nazmul Haque, officer-in-charge of Ghoraghat Police Station, said a Dhaka-bound bus of Nabil Paribahan from Panchagarh hit the truck, which had broken down and was parked on the roadside.

The bus also hit a mango-laden pickup van nearby, causing it to overturn, he added.

Members of police, army and fire service took part in the rescue operation.