A case has been filed in connection with a road crash that killed at least 14 people and injured around 30 others in Baraigram upazila of Natore early Tuesday.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Akbul Hossain of Bonpara Highway Police Station filed the case around 9:30pm on Tuesday.
Sub-Inspector Alamgir Hossain of the same police station said the accident occurred when a Barishal-bound bus of RP Paribahan, travelling towards Rajshahi, collided head-on with a sand-laden truck coming from the opposite direction.
Nine people were killed on the spot, he said.
The injured were rescued and taken to Natore Sadar Hospital, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital and other local hospitals and clinics for treatment.
Several of the injured were reported to be in critical condition.
Road crashes remain a major cause of deaths and injuries in Bangladesh, with 7,359 people killed and 16,476 injured in 7,584 road accidents across the country in 2025, according to the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).
In September alone, 442 road crashes claimed 423 lives and injured 674 others, averaging 14 deaths a day.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam at a workshop in Dhaka on September 7 said nearly 5,000 people die in road crashes in Bangladesh every year, as the government aims to halve road crash deaths by 2030 and formulate a comprehensive Road Safety Act by December 2027.