Two people were killed and at least 20 others injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a private car in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on Wednesday.
The accident occurred around 12:30pm at Shibgati Stand on the Dhaka-Khulna highway, when a Dhaka-bound Dola Paribahan bus collided with a Gopalganj-bound private car.
The two victims were passengers of the private car. Their identities could not be confirmed immediately.
The collision left the private car wrecked, while the bus fell into a roadside ditch.
The injured passengers were taken to Kashiani Health Complex, Gopalganj 250-bed General Hospital and Faridpur Medical College Hospital for treatment.
Md Helal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Bhanga Highway Police Station, confirmed the incident.