Six people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG auto-rickshaw on the Sherpur-Dhaka highway in Vatshala Union around 11:30 am on Sunday (Dec 29).

Sherpur Sadar police station Officer-in-Charge Zubaidul Alam confirmed the matter.

Police said that five victims died at the scene, while the sixth succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital. The identities of the deceased have not yet been confirmed.

The collision occurred when the Sherpur-bound auto-rickshaw collided with a bus traveling in the opposite direction.

BDST: 1347 HRS, DEC 29, 2024
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