September 21, 2017 2:37 PM

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Nine killed as truck carrying relief material for Rohingya refugees crashes in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, nine aid workers were killed when a truck carrying shipments from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Rohingya Muslim refugees skidded off a hilly road and plunged into a paddy field. <br/><br/>A Bangladeshi medical administrator, Aung Swi Prue, said six people died instantly in the truck crash near the border in southeastern Bandarban district. <br/><br/>Three people died after reaching a hospital, and 10 others were injured and are receiving treatment. <br/><br/>CRC spokeswoman Misada Saif said all of those killed were Bangladeshi workers hired to distribute food packages to 500 Rohingya families. <br/><br/>The accident occurred in a district near the Myanmar border where refugees have been arriving since late last month to escape a Myanmar military offensive against insurgents.

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