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Staff reporter : At least 5 people have been killed and 23 others injured in separate road accidents in Rangpur on Friday.
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However, the identities of the casualties could not be known immediately.
Locals said that around 9:30am, a collision occurred between a bus belonging to Pavel Express and a Mahindra on the Kurigram-Rangpur highway adjacent to Satmatha China Cinema Hall in Rangpur city. Three people died on the spot and two others were injured.
Abdul Quddus, Rangpur Metropolitan's Mahiganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC), confirmed it.
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On the other hand, one person was killed and 20 passengers were injured in a collision between two buses in Pirganj of the district.
The accident occurred around 7:30am in front of the Barodargah Highway Outpost on the Rangpur-Dhaka Highway.
Mohammad Moniruzzaman, The police outpost OC, said the local people, police members and fire service personnel carried out rescued the injured.
Meanwhile, another pedestrian was killed after being hit by a bus in Najir Hat area of Rangpur. His identity could not be ascertained.
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