<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Two people were killed and five others injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a battery-run easy bike on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Daserhat area under Muksudpur upazila of the district today.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The deceased were identified as Ranu Begum, 60, wife of Akmal Sheikh of Maheshpur village under Kashiani upazila and Hayat Sheikh,65, son of Abdul Haque of the same village.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The accident occurred when a Khulna-bound passenger bus of Dola Paribahan from Dhaka collided head-on with a battery-run easy bike coming from opposite direction, while overtaking another bus around 11:30am, leaving one passenger of the easy bike dead on the spot and six others injured, sub-inspector (SI) of Bhanga Highway Police Md. Abu Noman said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The injured were taken to Muksudpur Upazila Health Complex, where one of them succumbed to his injuries, he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the condition of the injured is critical, they have been referred to different hospitals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Agitating locals set fire to the bus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, police and fire service personnel reached the spot and brought the bus fire under control in 15 minutes. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>