3 killed, 20 injured in head-on collision between two buses in Habiganj

At least three people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses in the Kadamtoli area, Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj on Tuesday. 

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.

The accident took place on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway around 12.30 pm when a bus of ENA Paribahan collided head-on with a bus of Royal Paribahan, leaving two passengers dead on the spot and 21 others injured, said Shuvo Ranjan Chakma, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shayestaganj Highway Police Station.

The injured were admitted to Habiganj Sadar Hospital, where another one succumbed to his injuries. Some of the injured were taken to Madhabpur Upazila Health Complex.