Several students injured as DU bus crashes in Tejgaon after brake failure
The injured students were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
A bus carrying Dhaka University (DU) students became involved in an accident after its driver lost control of the vehicle following a brake failure in the Tejgaon industrial area of the capital this morning (15 April), leaving several students injured.
The accident occurred at around 7:45am when the bus came off the BFDC ramp of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, confirmed Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudul Rahman.
The injured students were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
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The OC told The Business Standard that the bus named Khonika, carrying DU students, suffered brake failure while coming off the expressway and its driver lost control.
Mahmudul said the driver steered the bus into a road divider in an attempt to bring it to a stop, injuring several students.
"A number of cars travelling behind the bus then collided with it from the rear, causing significant damage to the vehicles, though no one among them was seriously hurt," he added.
The police officer also said that the vehicles involved in the accident have been cleared from the road.
