After Eid, the bus driver tired of pulling passengers was sleepy in his eyes; Due to which, when he lost control and hit the nearby pickup, 15 people lost their lives on the Faridpur road, according to the investigation report.
A seven-member inquiry committee was formed by the district administration soon after the accident involving a bus and a pickup in Tentultala Diknagar on April 16.
Deputy Commissioner Kamrul Ahsan Talukder said that the investigation committee submitted its report on Sunday afternoon, “We will send the report to the higher level of the government tomorrow (Monday). Later the government will take action on it.”
Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Mohammad Ali Siddiqui, head of the investigation committee, said, “We have spoken to people from all departments concerned about the incident. I visited the scene. Tried to figure out why this tragic accident happened. I have also tried to make some recommendations so that there is no more death procession on the road.”
“The reason for the accident is mentioned in the report – the driver was driving the car for a long time after Eid. He was tired and sleepy in his eyes.”
Additional District Magistrate, head of the investigation committee, said, “We could see from the CCTV footage that the passenger bus and the pickup were speeding. As there was an autorickshaw in front of them, the two vehicles left their own lane on the highway and went to the other lane. As both the vehicles were over speeding, the two vehicles lost control and hit each other directly.”
Among the recommendations that have been made to prevent accidents on the highways are:- All road or highway users should be aware of the traffic laws; Road dividers or widening of roads should be installed in accident-prone areas; Drivers may no longer be tasked with driving after a certain period of time; Auto-rickshaws or low-risk traffic should be stopped on highways.
According to the highway police, on the morning of April 16, a pickup truck coming from the opposite direction collided with a bus of Uttara Unique Paribahan from Dhaka to Khulna in Tetultala Diknagar area of Kanaipur Union of Faridpur Sadar Upazila on the Dhaka-Khulna highway.
11 people including women, men and children in the pickup died on the spot. Seven people were injured. Later, four others died while undergoing treatment in the hospital.
Enamul Haque, the elder brother of Iqbal Hossain, who died in the accident, filed a case in Faridpur Kotwali police station against the bus driver as the plaintiff.
In this case, RAB arrested Khokon Mia, the driver of Uttara Unique Paribahan bus, from Kotchandpur Upazila of Jhenaidah on Sunday afternoon.
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