At least 13 people were killed as a truck overturned on a road in Dublagari area of Polashbari upazila in Gaibandha district on Thursday morning.
Masudur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Polashbari Police Station, said the Rangpur-bound rod-laden truck from Dhaka overturned around 8 am when its driver lost control over the steering, leaving 13 people dead on the spot.
Identities of the deceased and other details could not be known yet.
