Pabna: Five people were killed and 30 others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus at Tinkhara Bazar in Sujanagar upazila, Pabna, on Monday afternoon, reports United News of Bangladesh.

Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.

Police said a Dhaka-bound bus collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction in the area at about 12:30pm, leaving five people dead on the spot and 30 others injured.

The injured were taken to Pabna Medical College Hospital.