Over 100 injured in 10-vehicle pile-up in Gopalganj

Over 100 passengers were injured in a serial collision involving 10 vehicles on the Dhaka-Barishal highway at the Boroitala bus stand area in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj on Friday morning.

The accident occurred around 10:30am when a private car and a passenger bus collided head-on. Soon after, several approaching buses, trucks, private cars, and easybikes crashed into one another in quick succession, triggering a major pile-up.

In total, four passenger buses, two private cars, two trucks, and two engine-driven easybikes were involved in the crash.

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Vehicular movement on the busy highway remained suspended for nearly an hour following the incident before police arrived at the scene, removed the damaged vehicles, and restored normal traffic flow.

Confirming the incident, Muksudpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdullah Al Mamun said that between 20 and 25 critically injured passengers were rescued and sent to hospitals in Faridpur and Bhanga for treatment, adding that traffic movement on the highway has since returned to normal.