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Road accident kills two in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Nov 16, 218 (BSS)- Two persons were killed and 10 others injured
when a passengers bus turned turtle and fell into a roadside ditch in Haripur
area on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway under Paba upazila of the
district early today.
Police said the deceased were identified as supervisor of the bus Abdul
Halim, 40, and passenger Shawkat Ali, 30.
Abdul Latif, officer-in-charge (OC) of Damkura Police Station, said the
Chapainawabganj-bound bus running from Dhaka turned turtle and fell into a
roadside ditch after hitting a tree when its driver lost control over the
steering around 4.30 am, leaving Shawkat dead on the spot.
The injured were rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) where
Halim succumbed to his injuries.
A case was filed with the police station in this connection, the OC added.
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