Staff Reporter:
At least 21 people were injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Patiya upazila in Chattogram on Friday.
Among the injured, two were reported to be in critical condition and were admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
The injured were identified as Sagor, 20, Abdul Haque, 32, Dipu, 25, Anik, 17, Arman, 18, Nazrul Islam, 18, Suman, 16, Ripon, 28, Tanvir, 17, Russell, 27, Ruhi, 10, Ohi, 14, Rubel, 47, Salauddin, 25, Nishad, 19, Riyad, 21, Mamun, 13, Shahidul Islam, 36, Mostafiz, 22, Abdul Motaleb, 27, and Saif, 20.
Sources said the accident occurred around 4:00am at Indrapul roundabout on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway under the upazila.
A tourist bus of “Himachal Paribahan” from Noakhali was heading towards Cox’s Bazar while another bus of “Evergreen Paribahan” was coming from the opposite direction.
The accident occurred when the two buses collided head-on upon reaching the Indrapul roundabout, leaving 21 passengers injured.
On information, members of the Highway Police rushed to the scene and rescued the injured passengers.
Officer in-Charge Harunur Rashid of Patiya Crossing Highway Police Station said that the accident might have occurred since the driver of the Cox’s Bazar-bound bus was new to the route and lost control after failing to understand the directions at the roundabout, leading to the accident.
Police have seized both buses from the spot, he added.
