4 dead as truck hits bus in Savar

4 dead as truck hits bus in Savar

Four people were killed after a truck hit a bus on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, this morning.

Around 20 people were also injured in the accident and have been sent to Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar.

Atiqur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Savar Highway Police Station, said a truck carrying cattle hit a staff bus of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission when the bus was trying to make a U-turn in Boliarpur area around 9am.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, the OC said.

Nurul Islam, a senior station officer at the Savar Fire Service, told The Daily Star that at least 15-20 people had been rushed to the hospital in critical condition.