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Twelve killed, 50 hurt in Bangladesh road accident
07 Jul 2008 06:51:35 GMT
 Source: Reuters
DHAKA, July 7 (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed and nearly 50 injured when two buses collided on a Bangladesh highway on Monday, police said.

The accident, apparently caused by reckless driving, occurred on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Iliotganj near Comilla district town, 100 km (62 miles) southeast of the capital Dhaka, police said. (Reporting by Nizam Ahmed; Editing by Jerry Norton)


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