A woman was killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a battery-run autovan at Ambati area of Patnitala Upazila on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Shanjida Khatun, 26, wife of Rasel Hossain, a resident of Paharkata village of Patnitala Upazila.
According to locals, a battery-run auto-van head-on collided with a Nazipur-bound bus at Ambati area of Nazipur-Dhamoirhat road, leaving six people injured.
Later, locals took the injured to Patnitala Upazila Health Complex where a duty doctor declared Shanjida died.
Palash Chandra Dev, Officer-in-Charge of Patnitala Police Station said that, being informed, a law enforcer’s team was sent to spot. The bus had been seized but the driver and helper managed to flee away.