Bangabandhu Bridge (West) Police Station OC Helal Uddin said the death toll in Saturday’s accident, which occurred in Konbari area of Kamarkhand Upazila, might further rise.
Witnesses said the driver of a tin-laden truck lost control of the vehicle after its front tyre burst. The truck collided head on with a Dhaka-bound bus of Antar Paribahan around 3pm.
A Nabil Enterprise’s bus then hit the Antar Paribahan bus from behind, killing two persons on the spot.
Four others succumbed to their injuries on way to hospitals.
Resident Medical Officer of Sirajganj Sadar Hospital Faridul Islam said two more persons died in the hospital.