At Least 15 Dead in Bangladesh Truck Accident

Dhaka. At least 15 people have died and 10 others have been injured in a horrific truck accident on a major highway in central Bangladesh on Monday morning. Police said the truck, carrying iron rods and extra passengers, lost control and overturned, causing heavy casualties.

The accident occurred around 5 am in the Soratol area of Tangail district, about 83 kilometers north-west of the capital Dhaka. According to local police chief Fuad Hossain, the truck overturned after the driver lost control.