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Barishal road accident: Death toll rises to 10

Two more people have died in the road accident in Wazirpur upazila of Barishal, taking the death toll to 10.

The incident took place on Dhaka-Barishal highway at Sanuhar area of the upazila early Sunday. 

The identities of the victims could not be known immediately. 

Confirming the matter to Jago News, Ali Arshad, Officer-in-charge of Wazirpur Police Station, said a bus of Jamuna Line Paribahan hit a tree in the area after the driver lost his control over the steering around 5:30am.

On information, members of police and fire service rushed to the spot and recovered eight dead bodies from the bus. Apart from, 18-20 injured people were also recovered from it and sent to the upazila health complex and Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMC), the police officer said.  

The OC also said, another dead body was recovered from the spot around 9:15am. Later, a passenger of the bus died while undergoing treatment at SBMC.