BEIJING, 4 April, 2021 (TON): At least 11 people were killed after a truck collided with a passenger bus in eastern China over a busy holiday weekend, media reported on Sunday.

The truck drove through a barrier on a highway north of Shanghai in Jiangsu province and crashed into the bus around 1 a.m. local time Sunday (1700 GMT), sources said.

As traffic piled up at the site of the crash, two other trucks were involved in a rear-end collision. Nineteen people were injured and sent to the hospital.

Footage broadcast by local media showed the passenger bus overturned amid the debris from the barrier. Other early morning videos showed rescue vehicles and two cranes in action.

Road accidents are still common in China, due to poor compliance with the highway code.

DHAKA, 28 March, 2021, (TON): Three people were killed and four others were wounded in an accident at Padua area of Lohagara Upazila on Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar highway early Sunday.

The dead were identified as Shah Alam, 41, Md Ayas, 40, and Md Jahangir, 30. They all were residents of Ukhiya Upazila in Cox's Bazar, said officer-in-charge of Dohazari Highway police station.

The accident took place as Cox's Bazar-bound Noah hit a truck, parked beside the road, from the back after its driver lost control over the gear at about 3:00 am in front of Padua Union Parishad office at Lohagara Upazila, he said.

The accident left Shah Alam dead on the spot while Ayas and Jahangir were declared dead at Chakaria hospital in the morning while undergoing treatment, he added.

The injured were undergoing treatment at Chakaria and Cox's Bazar hospital, the OC said.