Four people, including a couple, were killed, and one person was injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and an easybike in Gopalganj.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bhanga Highway Police Station, Md Rakibuzzaman, and Dr Aftab Jelani of the Emergency Department at Gopalganj 250-Bed General Hospital confirmed the incident.
The accident occurred around 12pm on Saturday at the Majhigati Bus Stand on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in the Kashiani Upazila of Gopalganj district.
The deceased have been identified as: Obaidur Rahman Sheikh, son of Abdur Razzak Sheikh from Helencha village in Alfadanga upazila of Faridpur; Motaleb Paik and his wife Delwara Begum from Randhanpur village in Kalkini upazila of Madaripur district; and Ruma Khanam.
OC Md Rakibuzzaman of Bhanga Highway Police Station stated that around 12 noon, a Dhaka-bound passenger bus of Imad Paribahan from Khulna reached Majhigati Bus Stand in Kashiani upazila when it collided head-on with an easybike coming from the opposite direction.
All five passengers in the EasyBike were seriously injured.
Members of the Fire Service and locals rescued the injured and took them to Kashiani Upazila Health Complex, where on-duty doctor Iqbal Khan declared Motaleb Paik and his wife Delwara Begum dead.
As the condition of the remaining injured worsened, they were transferred to Gopalganj 250-Bed General Hospital.
There, Dr Aftab Jelani declared businessman Obaidur Rahman Sheikh and Ruma Khanam dead.
The doctor also stated that Ruma Khanam’s 10-year-old daughter, who is undergoing treatment at the same hospital, is in critical condition.
Bhanga Highway Police Traffic Sergeant Russell Mia said that the bodies of Motaleb Paik and his wife are at Kashiani Upazila Health Complex, while the bodies of Obaidur Rahman Sheikh and Ruma Khanam are at Gopalganj 250-Bed General Hospital.
OC Md Rakibuzzaman of Bhanga Highway Police Station added that the bodies will be handed over to the families after legal formalities are completed.
Preparations are underway to file a case in connection with the incident.
