
At least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus belonging to RP Paribahan and a sand-laden truck in Baraigram upazila of Natore district.
The accident occurred around 4:30 AM on Tuesday (October 20) in the Sarkarpara area along the Natore-Pabna Highway.
Nine people died on the spot, while another passed away after being rushed to the hospital. However, the identities of the deceased and injured could not be immediately confirmed.
Md. Alamgir Hossain, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Bonpara Highway Police Station, and Abdur Rauf, Station Officer of Natore Fire Service and Civil Defence, stated that nine bodies were recovered from the scene and sent to the Natore Sadar Hospital morgue.
The injured were rescued and transferred to various local clinics, hospitals, Natore Sadar Hospital, and Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Several of the injured remain in critical condition.
It was reported that the RP Paribahan bus was arriving from Barishal while the truck was traveling from the opposite direction. The collision took place at around 4:30 AM in front of the Bonpara Police Outpost.




