At least six people were killed in a road accident in Mallikpur area of the Sadar upazila in Faridpur on Monday morning. Four of them are believed to be members of the same family. Details about the victim could not be known yet. Police said, the accident took place on Dhaka-Khulna Highway around 6:15am. Karimpur Highway Police said a Jashore-bound bus collided head-on with a Dhaka-bound microbus, killing six people on the spot.
As many as 5,227 people were killed and 6,953 others injured in road accidents across the country last year, according to a road safety advocacy group.