13 Die As Truck Overturns in Gaibandha

Thirteen people were killed as a rod-laden truck overturned in Palashbari Upazila of Gaibandha on Thursday morning.

The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.

The accident took place on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway at the Dublagari area in the Upazila at around 7:00am.

Masudur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Polashbari Police Station, said the Rangpur-bound rod-laden truck from Dhaka overturned around 7:00 am when its driver lost control over the steering, leaving 13 people dead on the spot.

Source: UNB