Two vehicles in Gopalganj-1 lawmaker’s convoy were damaged; 20-25 seriously injured people were taken to hospitals.
People gather around one of the vehicles damaged in a 10-vehicle collision on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway in Muksudpur Upazila of Gopalganj on Friday, 13 November. Photo: TBS
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People gather around one of the vehicles damaged in a 10-vehicle collision on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway in Muksudpur Upazila of Gopalganj on Friday, 13 November. Photo: TBS
More than 100 people were injured in a chain collision involving 10 vehicles, including two cars of the local lawmaker, on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway in Gopalganj’s Muksudpur Upazila today (13 November).
The vehicles in the convoy of Gopalganj-1 MP Selimuzzaman Selim were damaged, but the lawmaker escaped unhurt.
The accident occurred around 10:30am at Baraitala Bus Stand area.
According to local sources, a passenger bus first collided head-on with a private car. Several other vehicles, including buses, trucks, private cars and engine-powered three wheelers, were subsequently caught up in the collision.
Four passenger buses, two private cars, two trucks and two engine-powered easybikes were damaged in the crash.
Traffic on the highway remained suspended for about an hour following the accident.
The lawmaker, Selim, was travelling from Dhaka to his constituency when his convoy became caught up in the crash upon entering Muksudpur. Two vehicles in the convoy were damaged, but Selim escaped unhurt.
Muksudpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abdullah Al Mamun said 20 to 25 people who sustained serious injuries were rescued and taken to hospitals in Faridpur and Bhanga.
Traffic movement on the highway has since returned to normal, he added.
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