A fatal road accident occurred on Friday morning, April 10, 2026, in the Salandar area of Thakurgaon Sadar upazila when a BRTC bus and a pickup truck collided head-on on the Dhaka-Panchagarh highway. One person was killed and three others were injured in the crash. The injured were admitted to Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital for treatment.

According to Thakurgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monir Hossain, the BRTC bus was traveling from Panchagarh to Rangpur, while the tile-laden pickup was heading from Dhaka to Panchagarh. The collision took place at Singpara in Salandar. The deceased, a tile company employee, was critically injured and later declared dead at Thakurgaon 250-bed General Hospital. His identity has not yet been confirmed.

The bus helper and the pickup driver were among the injured. After receiving initial treatment, they were referred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital for advanced care.