At least seven people were killed and four others were injured as a truck and a microbus collided head-on at Itakhola under Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi early Friday.
The accident occurred at around 3:00 am.
One of the deceased was identified as Zubaidul, 30.
Confirming the accident Itakhola police outpost in-charge Kabir Hossain said the injured were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
He said the Sylhet-bound microbus collided head-on with a sand-laden truck coming from the opposite direction on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway.
Five people were killed on the spot as a result of the clashes. Later, one person died while being taken to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital and another died after being admitted to the hospital, he added.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
