Eighteen people were killed and 21 others injured as a truck collided with a passenger bus in Shahjahanpur upazila of the district early yesterday.
All the victims were passengers of the bus bound for Joypurhat.
The injured said the driver seemed drowsy while driving the vehicle and at one stage lost control over the vehicle.
Throughout the journey, the driver was reckless, said Sirajul Islam, a survivor of the crash. "We asked the driver to be careful but he didn't pay any heed to us."
Locals said the accident occurred at Noymile around 5:45am when a Dhaka-bound goods-laden truck hit a bus that left Dhaka the previous night.
Eleven people including four children and four women died on the spot while the others died at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogra.
Reaz Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Shahjahanpur Police Station, said the drivers of both the vehicles were driving recklessly and lost control while taking a turn at Noymile.
In protest at the accident, locals blocked the highway near the spot around 6:15am. They, however, withdrew the blockade after two hours when officials of the local administration went to the spot and requested them to free the highway.
Among the dead, 14 could be identified. They are Zahedul Islam, 30, Abdul Khalek, 60, and Wahedul, 35, of Shibganj upazila in Bogra; Dulali Khatun, 24, her daughter Najiya Khatun, 5, and Nizamuddin, 50, of Mirpur; Kaiyum, 56, of Chawkbazar in Dhaka; Rezaul, 38, of Akkelpur upazila; Khatun, 35, of Khetlal upazila; Abul Kashem, 50, Hanif, 35, and Mansur, 30, of Panchbibi in Joypurhat; Shahidul Islam, 40, and Bengu, 55.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the deaths in the tragic road accident, reports UNB.
She conveyed her profound sympathy to the bereaved families and prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls.
The prime minister also ordered the administration to ensure the injured get the best treatment.
Source : The Daily Star
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