2 dead, 10 Injured in Gopalganj road accident

A tragic road accident in Gopalganj claimed the lives of two individuals and left ten others injured on Monday morning.  

The deceased were identified as Elias Kazi, 55, owner of a local bus and a resident of Gopinathpur village, and Masum Mia, 45, a van driver from Monirampur in Jessore.  

The incident occurred around 9:00 AM on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway near Sharifpara bus stand in Gopinathpur, confirmed Kashiani Highway Police Station sub-inspector Md. Roman Molla.  

According to Gopalganj Fire Servic senior station officer Ariful Haque, the accident happened when a Dhaka-bound Sohag Paribahan bus from Khulna collided with a stationary local bus of Maa Enterprise at high speed. The impact caused the local bus to hit a van parked in front, crushing it before veering into a roadside ditch.  

The van driver was killed on the spot, while ten passengers of the local bus sustained injuries. Rescue teams later recovered the body of the bus owner from beneath the overturned bus. Three of the injured have been admitted to Gopalganj General Hospital for treatment. 

Law enforcers have seized the Sohag Paribahan bus involved in the accident and investigations are underway in this regard.