Hundreds of vehicles and commuters got stuck in a 20-kilometre long tailback on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla early Friday due to three separate road crashes in the area.
Elliotganj Highway Police In-charge Saiful Islam said the traffic congestion since 4am on Friday was caused by three accidents involving trucks at Chandina that took place in the wee hours, reports UNB.
A truck driver also died in one of these accidents, he added.
Thousands of vehicles got stuck which caused extreme miseries to the drivers and passengers.
However, the traffic on the highway became normal after 3pm, the official said.