Sun News Desk : Two people have been killed and 14 others injured in separate road accidents in Manikganj on Thursday.

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According to police, a goods-laden truck was going to Paturia in the morning. At that time, a bus of Nilachal Paribahan collided with the truck from the opposite direction in Muljan area on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at around 11 am. The driver of the truck died on the spot and at least 10 passengers of the bus were injured.

The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. The injured were admitted to Manikganj Sadar Hospital.

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On the other hand, a teenage boy died after a cargo pickup fell into a ditch in Taltala area of Shaesta union in Singaire upazila around 8 am.

The deceased was Hriday, 18, hailed from Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonirhat district. Meanwhile, four other workers of the pickup were seriously injured.

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Manikganj Police additional superintendent Sujan Sarkar confirmed the matter.

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