Dhaka: At least eight people were killed when two speeding buses collided on a highway in Bangladesh early on Friday, an official said.
The accident took place at around 4 am in the southwestern Rajbari district, about 120 km from Dhaka.
"Eight people died on the spot while 20 to 25 people were injured," Xinhua quoted Ahsan Habib, assistant superintendent of police in Rajbari district, as saying.
According to a study by the Accident Research Institute of Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology, 2,000-3,000 people are killed in road accidents in Bangladesh every year, 75 percent of which are from rural areas.
The accident took place at around 4 am in the southwestern Rajbari district, about 120 km from Dhaka.
"Eight people died on the spot while 20 to 25 people were injured," Xinhua quoted Ahsan Habib, assistant superintendent of police in Rajbari district, as saying.
According to a study by the Accident Research Institute of Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology, 2,000-3,000 people are killed in road accidents in Bangladesh every year, 75 percent of which are from rural areas.
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