6 killed as bus rams into tree in Bagerhat

At least six people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus rammed into a roadside tree at Foltita in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district this morning.

Of the deceased, two were identified as Hekmat 50, and Farhad, 52.

Officer-in-charge of Bagerhat highway police, Robiul Islam, said the accident took place around 9 am when a Mollarhat-bound bus from Rupsha hit a roadside tree after its driver lost control over the steering, leaving five passengers of the bus dead on the spot.