Four-way clash in Gopalganj amid dense fog, 1 dead
One person was killed and at least 20 others were injured in a four-way collision involving four vehicles in dense fog in Gopalganj. The accident occurred at the Ghoshgati bus stand in Gopalganj Sadar Upazila on the Dhaka-Khulna highway early Thursday morning.
Police and Fire Service said that a passenger bus of Tungipara Express leaving Khulna in the morning reached the Ghoshgati area of the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Sadar Upazila and collided head-on with a truck. At that time, the two vehicles collided with a Gopalganj-bound covered van leaving Dhaka. In addition, another Dhaka-bound truck leaving Gopalganj collided with the three vehicles. This resulted in the casualties.
On receiving information, the Fire Service went to the spot and rescued the casualties and sent them to the 250-bed General Hospital in Gopalganj. Later, Bhatiapara Highway Police Station arrived at the spot.
The Fire Service said that traffic on the Dhaka-Khulna highway was closed for about three hours after the four-way collision, but vehicles are now plying on one side of the road. Several vehicles are stranded on both sides of the road.
Rescue work is underway to remove the vehicles involved in the accident. Fire Service workers said that it will take a long time to remove the four wrecked cars from the road.
However, the law enforcement agencies could not confirm the names and identities of the dead and injured till the time of writing this report.
Do Follow: greenbanglaonline24
