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Bangladesh: Road accident on highway leaves 13 dead, 20 injured

by IBNS 11 Feb 2017, 07:58 am

Dhaka, Feb 11 (IBNS): Head-on collision between a bus and a pick-up truck in Bangladesh has left 13 dead and 20 injured, media reported on Saturday.

According to local media reports, the accident took place between a passenger bus and a pick-up truck carrying gas cylinders on the Dhaka-Khulna highway on Friday night.
 
Local media quoting officials said that the death toll may increase as some of the injured are in critical condition.
 
The collision led to a huge fire, media reported.