At least eight people, including five women, were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and a truck on Bonpara-Hatikumrul Highway in Natore's Baraigram upazila on Wednesday morning.
The deceased were identified as Zahidul Islam, his wife Shelly Begum, sister-in-law Ety Begum, Shima Khatun, Anwara Begum Anu, Anjuman Ara and Anna Khatun and microbus driver Shahab Uddin.
All of them are from Dharmadah village in Daulatpur Upazila of Kushtia district.
Bonpara Highway Police Station Officer-In-Charge Ismail Hossain said that the accident occurred around 10:30am when the Dhaka-bound microbus from Natore crashed into the truck in Sirampur Araimari Bridge area, leaving five dead on the spot and three others, including the microbus driver, injured.
Among the injured, another victim died on the way to a local hospital, while Shima Khatun and the microbus driver, Shahab Uddin, succumbed to their injuries at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital, as both were sent to the hospital following deterioration of their condition.
They met with the tragic accident while returning to Enayetpur of Sirajganj district from Kushtia after visiting one of their ailing relatives.
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