Three killed in bus-truck collision in Gopalganj

Three people were killed and at least 25 others injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a sand-laden truck in Gopalganj on Tuesday. The accident occurred around noon in the Boultali area of Sadar upazila on the Gopalganj-Tekerhat road.

According to police and eyewitnesses, the Sonali Paribahan bus was travelling from Madaripur when it collided head-on with the truck coming from the opposite direction. The impact sent the bus plunging into a roadside ditch, while the truck was badly mangled. The truck’s helper died on the spot, while at least 25 passengers sustained injuries.

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Police and Fire Service personnel, assisted by local residents, rescued the injured and rushed them to Gopalganj Medical College Hospital. A woman passenger and the truck driver later succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment, with doctors declaring them dead at the hospital. The identities of the three deceased could not immediately be ascertained.