Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Two women have been killed after a bus hit them while as they were crossing a road in Dhaka's Gabtoli area on Wednesday morning.

The accident occurred around 10:30am on the incoming lane of the road in the Parbat area of Gabtoli, under Darus Salam Police Station.

The identities of the victims could not be confirmed immediately.

Sub-Inspector Tamanna Rahman, the duty officer at Darus Salam Police Station, told bdnews24.com that police had received reports of a road accident in the Gabtoli Parbat area, in which two female pedestrians were killed.

According to police, a bus operated by Chandni Travels veered out of control and hit the two women as they were crossing the road. They died on the spot.

Police seized the bu...