16 died and 40 injured in Bangladesh road accident

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At least 16 people were killed and 40 were injured on Saturday when a truck carrying labourers veered off the road in Bangladesh's Rangpur district, police said. 
As per police official's report, The accident occurred around 5.30 a.m., on the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway.
The travellers all hailed from Kaliganj in Lalmonirhat, but they were not identified.
The labourers had hired a cement-carrying truck for their journey home from Dhaka to Rangpur, the official told. Eleven people were killed on the spot while five others died on the way to the hospital.
An initial report states that all of the passengers worked at a garments factory in Dhaka. The injured victims are also in critical situation. 








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