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ACCIDENT-NATORE
10 killed in Natore road accident
NATORE, Aug 25, 2018 (BSS) – At least ten people were killed and several
others injured as a passenger bus collided head-on with human hauler (leguna)
on Natore-Pabna highway in Baraigram upazila of Natore this afternoon.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Highway police OC GM Shamsun Noor said the accident occurred when a speeding
bus collided with the human hauler coming from the opposite direction in
Kadamchilan area on the highway. After hitting the leguna the bus plunged into
a roadside ditch.
The injured were admitted to Natore Sadar Hospital and nearby clinics.
Police and firefighters from Natore fire station recovered the bodies from the
spot.
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