Speeding bus crashes with 3 vehicles on Mawa highway, 8 injured
Instead of stopping, the bus driver continued driving the roofless vehicle for approximately 10 kilometres after the crashes
Bus left with no roof after multiple accidents on 17 April 2025. Photo: TBS
A horrific accident occurred on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in the Samashpur area of Munshiganj's Srinagar upazila last night (17 April) when a bus of Barishal Express Limited collided first with a microbus, then with a covered van and finally with a container truck.
What happened:
- The force of the impacts tore the bus's roof completely off.
- At least eight passengers were injured in the series of crashes.
- Instead of stopping, the bus driver continued driving the roofless vehicle for approximately 10 kilometres.
একটা দেশের এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে দিয়ে ছাদ উড়ে যাওয়া বাস দিব্বি চলছে , ড্রাইভার চালাচ্ছে। ভিডিও বাইকার ওমর ফারুক
Posted by Saddif Ovee on Thursday, April 17, 2025 - Injured passengers cried out for help, eventually alerting locals in Kumarbhog in Louhajang upazila, who stopped the bus.
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Emergency response:
- Highway police and the Srinagar fire service responded to the scene.
- The injured passengers received first aid.
- One critically injured individual named Shahin was transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for further treatment, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Padma Bridge North Police Station, Md Zakir Hossain.
- Dewan Azad, an official of Srinagar Fire Service, said the impact was mainly on the roof. The passengers were panicked on the speeding bus but thankfully no one died, he added.
Driver on the run:
- The bus driver and their assistant fled the scene after the incident.
Eyewitness accounts:
- Passengers reported that the bus driver was operating the vehicle recklessly from the start of the journey in Dhaka.
- Despite the initial collision, the driver reportedly accelerated instead of stopping.
- Witnesses believe the driver deliberately avoided highway police and army personnel near the crash site by diverting onto an internal road.
Road status:
- The damaged bus has been removed from the expressway.
- Traffic flow in the area has returned to normal
