At least five people were killed and scores were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Gopalganj highway in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on early Sunday, said police.

The identities of the casualties could not be known immediately, said Kashiani police station’s officer-in-charge Md Jillur Rahman.

He said that the accident occurred at about 7:30am when the Dhaka-bound bus from Pirojpur collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction while crossing a lane in Majhigati area on the highway, leaving five dead on the spot and 25 others injured.

The injured were rushed to Upazila Health Complex and the bodies were taken to the police station, he said, adding that the bodies would be sent to Sadar Hospital morgue for post-mortem examinations.

Details about the accident would be shared later, the OC added.