40 injured in head-on bus collision on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Gopalganj

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Around 40 passengers were injured in a head-on collision between two buses on the Dhaka-Barisal highway in Muksudupur upazila, Gopalganj. The accident occurred at Charprasannadi Bridge No. 1 on Sunday (July 5) afternoon.

Police and local residents said a Dhaka-bound Chandra Paribahan bus was overtaking another vehicle on the bridge when it collided head-on with a Barisal-bound Ilish Express bus. About 40 passengers were injured and taken to various clinics for treatment.

Sindiaghat outpost in-charge Khondokar Aurangzeb confirmed the incident.

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