Sylhet, Aug 07 (V7N) — At least eight people were killed and 13 others injured in a head-on collision between two passenger buses on the Dhaka–Sylhet Highway in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet district on Friday morning.
The accident occurred around 7:00 a.m. in the Khasikapon area when a Dhaka-bound bus operated by Unique Paribahan collided head-on with a Sylhet-bound sleeper coach of Bengal Paribahan, according to local residents.
The impact forced the Unique Paribahan bus off the road and into a roadside ditch.
Seven passengers of the Unique Paribahan bus died at the scene. Another victim, a child, later succumbed to injuries after being taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, raising the death toll to eight.
Rescue teams recovered 13 injured passengers and admitted them to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for treatment. Authorities said all the casualties were passengers of the Unique Paribahan bus.
Police and Fire Service personnel rushed to the scene and carried out rescue operations. The bodies of the deceased were sent to the morgue of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
The exact cause of the crash is under investigation.
