Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Five members of the same family have been killed in a collision between a bus and a microbus on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in Chakaria Upazila.

Three others have been injured in the accident.

The crash occurred around 9:30am on Wednesday in the Hansher Dighi area, according to Touhidul Anwar, chief of Chakaria Police.

Some of the dead have been identified as Ruby Begum, 35, her sister Sadiq Haque, 24, her sister-in-law Farzana Liza, 22, and her mother and mother-in-law.

Police have yet to confirm the names of the mother and mother-in-law.

The injured have been identified as Ruby's husband Enamul Haque Patwary, 45, their younger daughter, and Enamul's brother-in-law. Police say they have been sent to Chattogra...