Five people, including a Dhaka University student, have been killed in a road accident involving a passenger bus and a human hauler at Madaripur Sadar upazila.
The accident took place on the Dhaka-Barisal Highway at Kolabari at around 3pm yesterday, police and fire service officials said.
Among the victims, DU criminology department student Shariful Islam, and one Latif Shikdar, both hailing from the Sadar upazila, have been identified so far.
Madaripur Fire Service’s Deputy Director Nazrul Islam told the Dhaka Tribune that a Barisal-bound bus of Eagle Paribahan crashed into the Madaripur-bound human hauler, killing three people on the spot and injuring as many.
Two of the injured died while being taken to hospital. Another victim Sona Gazi, hailing from Satkhira, has been sent to Khulna Medical College Hospital, he added.
Sergeant Chandan Kumar said agitated locals blockaded the highway for about two hours after the accident, leading to a huge tailback. Traffic resumed after police drove them off the road.
Police have confiscated the bus.