10 killed in Kaliganj road crash

At least 10 people, including a child, were killed when a truck collided with a passenger bus at Kaliganj in Jhenaidah.

The accident took place near Barbazar oil pump on Jessore-Jhenaidah highway around 3pm on Wednesday.

The identities of the dead were not immediately known, said Kaliganj Fire Service Station Officer Sheikh Mamunur Rashid.

Some 30 to 35 people were injured in the accident and the condition of seven to eight of them is critical, he said, adding the injured have been admitted to Kaliganj and Jessore hospitals. 

On information, Barbazar Highway Police, Fire Service, Chairman of the local Union Parishad and local MP Anwarul Azim Anar rushed to the spot and took part in the rescue operation.