Two killed in Gopalganj road crash

Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus crashed into a roadside tree on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Kashiani upazila of the district on Saturday.

The deceased were bus driver Montu Sheikh, 55, and supervisor Arif Hossain.

The accident took place around 10 am in front of Hiranyakandi Sampan Restaurant when a bus of Tungipara Express first hit Khulna-bound Sohag Paribahan and then hit the roadside tree, leaving 12 people injured, including the driver and supervisor, said Azizul Haque Rajan, Station Manager of Bhatiapara Fire Service in Kashiani.

The injured were admitted to Kashiani Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared bus driver Montu and supervisor Arif dead.