Voice 9, Dhaka Bureau: A head-on accident
between a truck and a microbus in the Shashpur Shaheed Minar region on the
Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Shibpur in Narsingdi resulted in the deaths of seven
coworkers from a Savar textile factory. There were four more injuries. The
deceased were SB Knitting Limited representatives and workers in the Savar EPZ
region. Four patients were sent in serious condition to the Dhaka Medical
College Hospital.
The deceased were identified as Mir Nazmul Haque
alias Sabuj, 30, son of Motaher Hossain of Mir Kumulla village in Delduar
upazila of Tangail; Al Amin, 27, son of Ayub Khan of Latifpur village under
Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur; Al Amin Hawlader, 29, son of Abdul Gani Hawlader
of Pargoparpur village under Rajapur upazila of Jhalokati; Dudu Mia, son of
Dudu Mia of Dhararsha village under Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur; Muladi
village is under the Muladi police station in Barisal. The deceased were
identified as Raihan Sikder alias Aryan, 24, son of Mojibor Sikder, and Babul
Molla, 40, son of Nuru Molla of Khwajanagar village under Sadar upazila of
Kushtia. The incident took place around 2.30 a.m. on Thursday, August 24.
11 officials and workers of SB Knitting Limited
in the Savar EPZ area were traveling to Sylhet, according to Itakhola Highway
Police. When the microbus neared the Shashpur Shaheed Minar region of Itakhola
on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway, it collided head-on with a Dhaka-bound stone-laden
truck coming from the opposite direction. Five people passed away immediately.
Two more victims passed away from their wounds at the Narsingdi District
Hospital after the injured were brought there.
We heard a huge boom late at night heading near
the highway, according to local reports. When I heard the screaming and hurried
to the highway, I found that the truck and the microbus had hit head-on. The
microbus is upside down, while the truck is on its side. The victims are
sobbing. Later, with the assistance of locals, we managed to rescue them and
make plans to transport them to the hospital. "My brother and others were
supposed to visit Sylhet," the deceased's relatives said in a statement to
the reporter. However, I learned over the phone that his coworker, who also
happened to be his brother, had perished in a car accident. I've arrived to
take the body right now.
Gazipur Region Superintendent of Police, Md.
Mostafizur Rahman, said, "We went to the spot and found that the truck was
in its own lane, while the microbus was lying in another lane. It is believed
that the driver of the microbus lost control and collided with the truck while
overtaking the microbus. We have arrested the driver of the truck, and he is
being treated. We are investigating the exact cause of the accident, and the
vehicles have been removed from the highway and brought to the Itakhola
outpost. Traffic on the highway is currently normal.
