C T Online Desk: Nine people have been killed and 35 injured in a head-on collision between two passenger buses in Rangpur.
The accident took place on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway near Shaleyashah Bridge in Taraganj upazila around 12:30am on Monday.
Members of Fire Service and Civil Defense and police rescued the injured and rushed them to Rangpur Medical College And Hospital (RpMCH), confirmed Khatibur Rahman, station in charge of Taraganj Fire Service.
According to police, five people were killed on the spot when two passenger buses of Joana Paribahan and Islam Paribahan, collided head-on at the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway.
Upon receiving information, the police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot.
Dr Samsul Arefin of RpMCH emergency department said that some of the injured are in critical condition.
Police and hospital authorities confirmed that four of the injured died while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Mahbub Morshed, in-charge of Taraganj Highway police outpost, said that none of the deceased have been identified yet.
