Seven people, including five from the same family, were killed and another person was injured in a head-on collision between a bus and an easy-bike at Lebutala in Jashore Sadar upazila of Jashore-Magura highway around 6 pm on Friday.

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The deceased were identified as one Helal's twin three-year-old sons Hasan and Hussain, their sister Khadija, 7, mother Sosia Khatun, 38, and grandmother Fahima Khatun, 62, residents of Jadabpur of Bagharpara area, easy-bike driver Imran, 26, of Sultanpur in Jessore Sadar. One of the deceased still remained unidentified.

According to locals, a Magura-bound passenger bus of Royal Paribahan collided head-on with a Jessore-bound easy-bike at Lebutola Bazar in Jessore Sadar Upazila, leaving three people dead on the spot and 5 injured.

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Later, four more people succumbed to their injuries on the way to the hospital. All the deceased and injured were easy-bike passengers.

Police and Fire Service personnel recovered the bodies and sent them to Jashore General Hospital morgue.

Jessore Additional Superintendent of Police Belal Hossain confirmed the matter and said that a total of seven people were killed in a road accident at Lebutala in Jashore Sadar upazila. Among the dead, there were five members from the same family.

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“Police have arrested the driver of the bus involved in the incident,” he added.

Jashore Deputy Commissioner Tamijul Islam Khan rushed to the hospital and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased.