Two persons were killed and at least 11 others injured when a speeding bus hit a bike before plunging into a roadside ditch in Khulna on Wednesday morning, police said.
The deceased were identified as biker Ali Osman of Khaliskhali village in Satkhira, and Abdul Khaleq of Golna village in Khulna. Ali Osman worked as a medical representative while Abul Khaleq was a logging worker.
The accident occurred around 8.30am in the Gutudia area of Dumuria upazila.
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"The Satkhira-bound bus travelling at cruise speed crashed into the bike coming from the opposite direction and plunged into a roadside ditch after its driver lost control of the vehicle," said Mohammad Shafiq, sub-inspector at Dumuria Police Station.
The crash left the biker and a bus passenger dead on the spot. "Of the injured, three are being treated at the upazila health complex while eight were shifted to Khulna Medical College and Hospital," he said.