Three killed, 15 injured as bus crashes into parked dump truck

Three people were killed and at least 15 others injured when a passenger bus rammed into the rear of a dump truck parked by the roadside in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur early Wednesday.

The accident occurred around 6:00am on the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway in the Bairagiganj area of the upazila.

The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately.

Moazzem Uddin, officer-in-charge of Bardarga Highway Police Station, confirmed the deaths.

According to police and local sources, a dump truck loaded with soil was parked in front of a shrine mosque opposite Shah Amanat Filling Station in Bairagiganj after Fajr prayers.

At around 6:00am, a passenger bus of Khan Enterprise, travelling from Dhaka to Bhurungamari in Kurigram, crashed into the rear of the parked truck at high speed.

One passenger died on the spot. With the help of police, firefighters and local residents, the injured passengers were rescued and taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, where two more people died while undergoing treatment.

Moazzem Uddin said at least 15 passengers were injured in the accident and were taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital for treatment.

The bodies have yet to be identified, he added.