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ACCIDENT-TANGAIL
5 killed, 11 injured in Tangail road accident
TANGAIL, March 28, 2020 (BSS) – Five persons were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kandila area of Tangail sadar upazila this morning.
The identity of the deceased and injured could not be known immediately.
The accident occurred around 5.30 am when a cement-laden truck was going towards northern region from Dhaka and hit a road divider of the Kandila area and turned over as its driver lost control over steering, leaving five people dead on the spot, said Elenga highway police outpost in-charge Kamal Hossain.
The injured were rushed to Tangail General Hospital. Of them, 3 or 4 people were critically injured, he added.
He also said all the victims were returning home amid the risk of coronavirus outbreak.
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