Staff Reporter :
At least 13 people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a Dhaka bound passenger bus and a covered van on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur on Friday night.
Of the deceased, Golam Rosul, 55, Hemayet Hossain, 40, and Jewel Mia, 20, could be identified. Others could not be identified as they were burned beyond recognition, said the fire service officials who visited the spot.
Both the vehicles’ oil tanks caught fire following the impact of collision, they added.
Twenty passengers of the bus, who received burn injuries due the blasts, were admitted to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital, and Bhanga and Mukdudpur health complexes in critical conditions, said our local correspondent quoting police.
Ejazul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Bhanga Highway Police Station, said, “Twelve passengers of the bus and the driver of the covered van were killed and 20 others injured as the vehicles caught fire following the oil tank blast.”
Both the vehicles were run by oil and Mobil, not compressed natural gas (CNG), the OC said.
“We could not identify most of the dead victims as they were burnt to ashes. Their identities might have been clear after verifying the DNA with their relatives,” he said.
The local administration handed over Tk 10,000 to each of the deceased families and Tk 5,000 to each of the injured persons’ families, he said.
The bodies will be handed over to their families by verifying their identities, the OC added.
Police seized the bus and the covered van, he said. A case was filed with the police station in this connection, the OC said.
In a query, he said that the covered van was loaded with plastic goods, not cylinders of gas.
According to witnesses, a team from Bhanga Fire Service rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations. Another fire service team from Gopalganj and local police also joined the rescue efforts.
A Dhaka-bound bus of Hanif Paribahan from Narail collided head on with a Khulna-bound covered van in Gozaria area around 11:15pm, said Md Nasim, Officer-in-Charge of Nagarkanda Police Station.
Around 41 passengers boarded in the bus and most of the deceased took the front’s seats of the bus, the police official said. Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to avert any untoward situation, he said.
At least 13 people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a Dhaka bound passenger bus and a covered van on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur on Friday night.
Of the deceased, Golam Rosul, 55, Hemayet Hossain, 40, and Jewel Mia, 20, could be identified. Others could not be identified as they were burned beyond recognition, said the fire service officials who visited the spot.
Both the vehicles’ oil tanks caught fire following the impact of collision, they added.
Twenty passengers of the bus, who received burn injuries due the blasts, were admitted to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital, and Bhanga and Mukdudpur health complexes in critical conditions, said our local correspondent quoting police.
Ejazul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Bhanga Highway Police Station, said, “Twelve passengers of the bus and the driver of the covered van were killed and 20 others injured as the vehicles caught fire following the oil tank blast.”
Both the vehicles were run by oil and Mobil, not compressed natural gas (CNG), the OC said.
“We could not identify most of the dead victims as they were burnt to ashes. Their identities might have been clear after verifying the DNA with their relatives,” he said.
The local administration handed over Tk 10,000 to each of the deceased families and Tk 5,000 to each of the injured persons’ families, he said.
The bodies will be handed over to their families by verifying their identities, the OC added.
Police seized the bus and the covered van, he said. A case was filed with the police station in this connection, the OC said.
In a query, he said that the covered van was loaded with plastic goods, not cylinders of gas.
According to witnesses, a team from Bhanga Fire Service rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations. Another fire service team from Gopalganj and local police also joined the rescue efforts.
A Dhaka-bound bus of Hanif Paribahan from Narail collided head on with a Khulna-bound covered van in Gozaria area around 11:15pm, said Md Nasim, Officer-in-Charge of Nagarkanda Police Station.
Around 41 passengers boarded in the bus and most of the deceased took the front’s seats of the bus, the police official said. Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to avert any untoward situation, he said.
