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5 dead, 25 injured in bus-truck collision in Gopalganj

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A bus-truck collision on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Gopalganj's Kashiani upazila left 5 dead and 25 injured on Sunday morning

District Correspondent

Publisted at 9:50 AM, Sun Sep 1st, 2024

At least 5 people have been killed and 25 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Kashiani, Gopalganj.

The incident occurred on the Dhaka-Khulna highway at Majhigati in Kashiani upazila at around 7:45am on Sunday (1 September), Bhanga Highway Police Station Sub-Inspector Abdullah Hel Baki said.

"A collision took place when a Dhaka-bound bus from Imad Paribahan, coming from Khulna, collided head-on with a truck approaching from the opposite direction. As a result, 5 bus passengers died on the spot, and 25 others were injured," he added.

The injured have been taken to Muksedpur and Kashiani Upazila hospitals for treatment, police said.

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