Magura: Two persons were killed and 40 others injured when two buses collided head on at Vellakandi area on Magura-Faridpur highway on Sunday afternoon.

The accident took place when a Chuadanga bound bus from Dhaka collided with Dhaka bound bus of Nupur Paribahan from Jessore at Vellakandi on the Magura-Faridpur highway at about 3.00 pm.

After the accident driver of Chuadanga deluxe bus Rabi Hossain and a passenger Mizanur Rahman died on the spot.

Both the bodies were kept at Magura Sadar Hospital morgue for Autopsy.

The seriously injured 24 passengers of two buses were admitted to Magura Sadar Hospital and the rest injured passengers were admitted to Faridpur and different hospitals.

Most of the injured persons are from Magura, Jhenaidha, Chuadanga, Jessore and Meherpur districts.

Police also seized both the buses and a case was filed in this connection.