10 killed in Barishal road accident

OC said, adding that “The death toll is dared to rise.”

At least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus hit a roadside tree in Sanuhar area under Wazirpur upazila of the district this morning.
The accident took place around 5:30am when the bus of ‘Jamunaline Paribahan’ hit the roadside tree as its driver lost control over the steering. The name of the deceased could not be known immediately, reports our local correspondent quoting Ali Arshad, officer-in-charge of Wazirpur Police Station.
The injured were sent to Barishal’s Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, the OC said, adding that “The death toll is dared to rise.”
Unit leader of Barisal Fire Service Unit Abdur Razzak said two rescue teams are conducting rescue operation on the Dhaka-Barisal highway as it has halted traffic on the route.