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UNB, Khulna

A member of BBC Sanglap team was killed and 15 others were injured when two of its vehicles plunged into a roadside ditch in Noapara upazila of Jessore district on Khulna-Jessore highway early Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Russell Ahmad, a casual staff of BBC.

Local people said the accident took place late at night when the team was coming to Khulna from Jessore for dialogue.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Khulna Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. The injured were also admitted to the same hospital.