Four killed in bus-private car collision in Munshiganj

Four people, including a private car driver, were killed and another was critically injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a private car in Gajaria upazila of Munshiganj on Saturday.

The accident occurred around 2:38pm in the Jamaldi bus stand area on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway.

The deceased were identified as Mujibur Rahman, 55, Shamima Akter, 45, Sabiha Chowdhury, 43, and the private car driver, Sohel. All three passengers were from Dhaka’s Gandaria.

Muhammad Shafiqul Islam, deputy assistant director of Munshiganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said two rescue units from Gajaria Fire Station rushed to the spot after receiving information about the accident and began rescue operations.

According to the Fire Service, a Chattogram-bound New Baleshwar Paribahan bus collided with a Dhaka-bound private car carrying five people, including the driver. They were returning to Dhaka after having a meal at Miami Restaurant.

Firefighters recovered the driver dead from the car and handed over the body to highway police. The other four passengers were taken to hospital, where doctors declared three of them dead. The remaining passenger was sent to Dhaka in critical condition for advanced treatment.