At least five people have died after a head-on collision between a bus and a local passenger vehicle Mahendra in Rajbari Sadar Upazila.
Two others were injured in the accident which took place on the Daulatdia-Khulna Highway in Khankhanapur around 3:30pm on Sunday, according to Ahladipur Highway Police OC Masud Parvez, reports bdnews24.com.
The authorities could not immediately identify the fatalities.
According to some locals, a Khulna-bound Greenline Paribahan bus crashed into the Mahendra while crossing a small bridge in the area.
Police later seized the bus but the driver managed to flee.
