Eight Dead After Head-On Bus Collision on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway
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A violent head-on collision between two passenger buses on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Osmani Nagar left at least eight people dead and 25 injured on Tuesday morning. The tragedy unfolded in the Kashikapon area when a Dhaka-bound Unique Paribahan bus collided with a Sylhet-bound Bengal Paribahan vehicle, sending the former plunging into a roadside ditch.
Among the casualties was three-year-old Jaifa, who had been traveling with her parents and two siblings. While her parents, Jahangir Alam and Nurunnahar, managed to survive the initial impact, they sustained critical injuries and remain hospitalized. Relatives confirmed that the couple remains unaware that their youngest daughter succumbed to her injuries shortly after being rushed to Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Sixteen-year-old Jannatul, who survived the crash alongside her brother Mohammad, recounted the harrowing moments before the accident. She described the sudden, deafening noise of the collision before the bus veered off the road and fell into the ditch. As she waited outside the hospital’s ward, she struggled to process the loss of her sister, who had been cradled in their parents’ arms just moments before the impact.
Local authorities and medical staff reported that the hospital is currently treating the survivors, many of whom are in critical condition. Jahangir Alam, a local tire repair business owner from South Surma, remains in a semi-conscious state with severe head and body injuries, while his wife is undergoing treatment for trauma to her face and skull.
According to Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge of the Sherpur Highway Police Station, the incident occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m. The force of the impact resulted in seven immediate fatalities at the scene, with an eighth victim dying after being transported for emergency care. Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision as grieving families gather at the hospital to care for the surviving children and await updates on their relatives’ conditions.
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