Three people were killed and 16 passengers were injured when a passenger bus lost control and plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway at Srinagar in Munshiganj. The accident occurred on the Dhaka-bound lane of the expressway in the Hasara area of Srinagar upazila around 3:15 AM on Saturday (October 24).
According to fire service and local sources, a Dhaka-bound passenger bus of Dorshana Paribahan originating from Chuadanga lost control while trying to overtake a moving covered van. The bus broke through the guardrail, crossed the service lane, and crashed into a water-filled ditch. Upon receiving the news, two rescue units from the Srinagar Fire Service arrived swiftly at the scene to launch a rescue operation, recovering three bodies and rescuing 16 injured passengers.
The injured include Nur Islam (55), Imran (27), Saiful Islam (40), Mirajul Islam (28), Rafiqul Islam (35), and Hasib (22) from Jibannagar, Chuadanga; Shahin Akhtar (32), Sandipan Basu (40), and Borhan Uddin (55) from Damurhuda; Gilbad Sarkar (55) and Tariqul Islam (36) from Mujibnagar, Meherpur; Anifin (17) and Tisha (24) from Maheshpur, Jhenaidah; Ikram (40) from Aftabnagar, Dhaka; and Raihan (21) and Hridoy (30) from Magura Sadar upazila.
The fire service sent 11 of the injured to the Srinagar Upazila Health Complex, while five were provided first aid at the scene. Among the three deceased, the fire service recovered the body of Rukunuzzaman Ranju (55) from Chuadanga and handed it over to the highway police, while the identities of the other two victims could not immediately be confirmed. Deputy Assistant Director of Munshiganj Fire Service and Civil Defense Muhammad Shafiqul Islam stated that operations are underway to salvage the accident-involved bus.
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Reported by Mahabub Alam Babu, Munshiganj Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
