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More than 100 passengers were injured in a chain collision involving around 10 vehicles on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway in Mukসudpur upazila of Gopalganj on Friday morning.
The accident occurred around 10:30am near Baroitola Bus Stand, disrupting traffic and triggering a long tailback on the busy highway.
According to eyewitnesses and police, the accident began when a private car collided head-on with an inter-district passenger bus. Several vehicles coming from behind subsequently lost control and crashed into one another.
Four passenger buses, two private cars, two trucks and two engine-powered three-wheelers were damaged in the successive collisions, leaving several vehicles badly mangled.
Following the accident, traffic on the highway came to a complete halt, leaving hundreds of buses and freight trucks stranded on both sides of the road.
Police and Fire Service personnel rushed to the scene and launched rescue operations.
Officer-in-Charge of Muksudpur Police Station Abdullah Al Mamun confirmed the incident, saying that 20 to 25 seriously injured passengers had been taken to Faridpur Medical College Hospital and Bhanga Upazila Health Complex for better treatment. Others received primary treatment locally.
Traffic movement returned to normal after about an hour following police intervention.
Meanwhile, the convoy of local MP Selimuzzaman Selim was passing through the Baroitola Bus Stand area on its way from Dhaka when the accident occurred. Two vehicles in his convoy were damaged, but the lawmaker escaped unhurt.
However, Raghdi Union BNP leader Ilias Kazi sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Dhaka for advanced treatment.
Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the series of collisions on the busy highway.