Nine dead as Red Cross Rohingya aid truck crashes in Bangladesh

Nine dead as Red Cross Rohingya aid truck crashes in Bangladesh

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, (APP/AFP) - A Red Cross truck carrying aid for Rohingya refugees crashed in Bangladesh on Thursday killing at least nine people, police said.

 

The driver lost control of the truck near the border town of Cox's Bazar where more than 420,000 Rohingya have fled to escape violence in Myanmar, police said. The victims were mainly labourers who were to distribute the aid.