At least 15 die in horror crash in Bangladesh as workers were 'travelling for Eid'

At least 15 people died and 10 more were injured after a truck overturned on a major highway. The vehicle was reportedly carrying iron rods and extra passengers at the time of the incident on Monday.

The crash happened after the driver lost control at around 5am local time in the Soratoil area in the Tangail district, in central Bangladesh, local police chief Fuad Hossain said. The area is located some 52 miles northwest of the capital, Dhaka.

The truck overturned and killed them at the scene, he said.

The official said most of the passengers were day labourers and were on the road to join their families for the festival.

Witnesses told TV stations that they rushed to the scene after hearing noise and started rescuing passengers who got trapped.

Road accidents kill thousands every year in the nation of more than 170 million people.

This comes after a horror crash in March, when a packed passenger bus plunged into a river, killing 18 people.