Nine injured as microbus carrying Italy expatriate home from airport crashes on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway
A microbus lost control and crashed into the back of a parked covered van on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Sreenagar, Munshiganj. The front of the microbus was crushed, leaving nine people injured, including the driver. The driver was trapped inside the vehicle in the crash.
The Sreenagar Fire Station received news of the accident at 4:18am on Saturday (November 7). Two rescue units from the station quickly reached the scene and began rescue work.
Muhammad Shafiqul Islam, deputy assistant director of the Munshiganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the microbus was travelling on the Mawa-bound lane of the expressway in the Sreenagar ferry ghat area of Sreenagar upazila. Because of high speed, it lost control and hit the back of a covered van parked beside the road with great force. The front of the microbus was crushed and the driver was trapped inside.
The fire service rescue team used modern rescue equipment to free the trapped driver and the other injured people. The injured were later taken to Sreenagar Upazila Health Complex by fire service ambulance.
It is learnt that relatives had received Italy expatriate Russell Matabbar from the airport and were taking him to his home in Madaripur when the accident happened.
The injured are Rumpa Khatun (35), Mim Akter, Khadiza Akter (18), Russell Matabbar (30), Italy expatriate Siraj Matabbar (70), Rony Matabbar (28), Mehedi (35), Md Ibrahim (36), all from Balsa village in Madaripur Sadar upazila, and Al-Amin (30) of Mymensingh.
After receiving news of the accident, the fire service rescue team quickly reached the scene and carried out the rescue operation. The injured were sent to hospital promptly, which sped up the rescue work. The injured are receiving treatment at Sreenagar Upazila Health Complex.
