4 killed As Bus, Microbus Collide in Magura

At least four people were killed and 20 others injured after two buses crashed into each other on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Mugi area of Magura Sadar Upazila on Friday afternoon.

Police could not immediately confirm identities of the dead.

Magura Police Station Officer Joynal Abedin said a Shohagh Paribahan bus collided head-on with a Chakladar Paribahan Khulna-bound bus at 1:30 p.m., leaving four people dead on the spot.

Chakladar Paribahan bus plunged into a roadside ditch after the crash, as another Highest Paribahan bus struck it from behind, he said.

Vehicular movement remained suspended for two hours after the accident, the OC said.

The injured were admitted to the Sadar Hospital, he said.

Police seized the three vehicles but their drivers are on the run, he added.