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5 dead in Dinajpur road crash

 VB  Desk

VB Desk

Five people were killed and at least 15 others injured when a Dhaka-bound bus collided with a mango-laden truck parked in the Nurjahanpur area of Ghoraghat upazila early Saturday.

The accident took place around 4:20am on the Dinajpur-Gobindaganj Highway, said Ghoraghat Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Nazmul Haque.

He said the identities of the deceased were not immediately known.

According to the OC, several trucks carrying mangoes were parked at the location.

The bus of Nabil Paribahan, travelling from Panchagarh to Dhaka, lost control and slammed into one of the trucks, he said.

Upon receiving the information, police and fire service teams rushed to the scene and rescued the injured.

All 15 injured were taken to a local hospital for treatment, the OC added.

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