Saturday, February 11, 2012
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- Imran says will shoot down drones if comes to power
- 25 killed, 175 injured in Syria blasts
- Aqib Javed resigns as bowling coach
- NATO supplies from Pakistani airspace never stopped: Pentagon
- 11 militants killed, 19 injured in Orakzai operation
- Mansoor Ijaz to record statement via videolink on Feb 22
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
17 die in B'desh road accident
DHAKA (AFP) - At least 17 people were killed and 47 injured as a bus skidded off a road in dense fog in southwestern Bangladesh early Friday, police said.
Inspector Israfil Hawlader said the packed bus plunged into a narrow ditch after its driver appeared to have lost direction along a fog-shrouded highway at Kanaipur, 120 kilometres (80 miles) southwest of the capital, Dhaka.
At least 17 passengers have died and another 47 were injured. The injured were rushed to local hospitals, he told AFP.
Early last month, in another deadly accident near the town, at least 20 people were killed and 50 injured after two buses collided head-on.
Road accidents are common in Bangladesh and kill some 5,000 people a year. Shoddy highways and aged vehicles are blamed for most of the accidents.
Inspector Israfil Hawlader said the packed bus plunged into a narrow ditch after its driver appeared to have lost direction along a fog-shrouded highway at Kanaipur, 120 kilometres (80 miles) southwest of the capital, Dhaka.
At least 17 passengers have died and another 47 were injured. The injured were rushed to local hospitals, he told AFP.
Early last month, in another deadly accident near the town, at least 20 people were killed and 50 injured after two buses collided head-on.
Road accidents are common in Bangladesh and kill some 5,000 people a year. Shoddy highways and aged vehicles are blamed for most of the accidents.
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