Gopalganj’s Kashiani Upazila witnessed a tragic accident on Saturday around 12:00 pm when a head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rickshaw at the Majhigati Bus Stand on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway left four people dead and three others injured.
The deceased include three members of the same family from Madaripur’s Kalikini Upazila—Motaleb Paik (80), his wife Delowara Begum (65), and their daughter Ruma Begum (35)—and Obaidul Sheikh (50) from Helenga village in Faridpur’s Alfadanga Upazila. Reports suggest the victims were on their way to attend a wedding in Majhigati, Kashiani.
Sergeant Md. Rasel Mia of the Bhanga Highway Police confirmed the incident, stating that the bus, operated by Imad Transport and traveling from Khulna to Dhaka, collided head-on with a passenger-laden auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction. One person died on the spot, while another succumbed to injuries at Kashiani Hospital. Three critically injured victims were sent to Gopalganj 250-Bed General Hospital, where two more succumbed to their injuries.
Police and rescue teams have taken immediate measures to provide medical care to the injured and secure the victims’ bodies. The authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
