A passenger bus and a microbus collided head-on on Monday afternoon in Sonashur area of Gopalganj Sadar upazila, leaving the microbus driver dead and at least fifteen passengers injured. The accident caused a one-hour traffic halt on the Dhaka-Khulna highway, with over two hundred vehicles stranded on both sides. Traffic resumed around 2:30 p.m. after the road was cleared.

According to Gopalganj Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Shiplu Ahmed, the collision occurred when a passenger bus from Dhaka, operated by Kotalipara Star Express, attempted to overtake another bus and hit an oncoming microbus. A private car then struck the microbus, causing the bus to lose control and fall into a roadside ditch while the microbus and car were severely damaged. Fire service personnel and locals rescued the injured and sent them to Gopalganj Medical College Hospital.

Thirteen of the injured were admitted to the hospital, while others received primary treatment. The deceased driver’s identity remains unknown.