At least four people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Bogura highway at Dashmile in Sherpur upazila early Saturday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, reports UNB.
The accident occurred around 2 am when a Dhaka-bound ‘Nabil Paribahan’ bus and a bus of ‘Drishti Paribahan’ collided head-on, leaving two people dead on the spot and 12 others injured, said Ratan Hossain, station officer of Sherpur Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Among the injured, two died on the way to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital while the rest were admitted there.
Traffic movement on the busy road remained halted for two hours, creating huge traffic jam on both sides of the highway that caused immense sufferings to travellers.
Baniul Alam Anam, in-charge of Sherpur Highway Police (Dashmile camp), said the two buses were seized but they failed to arrest their drivers as they managed to flee soon after the accident.
Road accidents in Bangladesh
Road accidents in Bangladesh continue to claim scores of lives every year.
At least 484 people were killed and 673 injured in 427 road accidents in January this year.
According to Road Safety Foundation (RSF) accident rates jumped by 25.58 per cent and fatalities by 8.76 per cent in January compared to the same period last year.
At least 445 lives were lost in 340 road accidents in January last year, according to RSF.