AMN/ WEB DESK
In Bangladesh, at least 13 people were killed and several others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a pick-up van on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur district this morning. All the deceased were the passengers of the pickup van.
Confirming the incident, superintendent of police in Faridpur Mohammad Morshed Alam said that 11 people died on the spot and two were declared dead after being taken to a nearby hospital. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The UNB reported that a Fire Service team rushed to the spot and conducted rescue operations.