Two killed in Dhaka-Barishal highway bus collision
The accident occurred around 11 am this morning (19 February) in the Melkai area under the Dasar police station.
Two people were killed and 20 others injured today (19 February) when two passenger buses collided head-on on the Dhaka-Barishal highway in Dasar upazila here in the district.
The accident occurred around 11 am this morning (19 February) in the Melkai area under the Dasar police station.
According to police and local sources, a BRTC bus coming from Kuakata
collided head-on with a Sohag Paribahan bus travelling from Dhaka to Barishal.
The driver of the BRTC bus (identity unknown) and a van driver on the highway
were killed instantly at the scene.
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Among the injured, eight were admitted to the 250-bed Madaripur District
Hospital in critical condition.
The seriously injured include Azmina (40), Zainul (23), Tuhin (20), Russel
(22), Abdul Kader (65), Robiul Islam (37), Sadeq (60), and one unidentified
person. The other injured received primary treatment.
ASI Abdur Razzak, police in charge of Madaripur Sadar Hospital, confirmed the
incident, saying the bodies of the two deceased have been kept in the
hospital morgue and the injured are receiving treatment.
Traffic on the highway was temporarily halted, causing a long traffic jam.
Later, with the help of the police and fire service, the two buses were removed,
and traffic returned to normal. Authorities are investigating the cause of
the accident.
