8 killed, 25 injured as passenger buses collide in Sylhet

Sylhet: At least eight people were killed and 25 others injured after two passenger buses collided head-on in Osmani Nagar upazila of Sylhet on Friday morning.

The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. in the Kashikapon area along the Dhaka–Sylhet Highway.

Osmani Nagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Golam Mostafa confirmed the casualties, saying the crash involved a head-on collision between two passenger buses. The identities of the deceased and the injured were not immediately available.

According to police and eyewitnesses, a Bengal Paribahan bus traveling toward Sylhet collided head-on with a Unique Paribahan bus bound for Dhaka. Following the impact, the Unique Paribahan bus veered off the highway and plunged into a roadside ditch.

Eight passengers of the Unique Paribahan bus were killed at the scene. At least 25 others sustained injuries in the collision.

Rescue teams transported many of the injured to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for treatment. Authorities are continuing rescue and recovery operations, and further details are expected as the investigation progresses.