Several students injured as DU bus crashes in Tejgaon after brake failure

A bus carrying Dhaka University (DU) students became
involved in an accident after its driver lost control of the vehicle following
a brake failure in the Tejgaon industrial area of the capital this morning (15
April), leaving several students injured.
The
accident occurred at around 7:45am when the bus came off the BFDC ramp of the Dhaka
Elevated Expressway, confirmed Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station
Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudul Rahman.
The
injured students were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
The OC told The Business Standard that the bus named Khonika, carrying DU
students, suffered brake failure while coming off the expressway and its driver
lost control.
Mahmudul
said the driver steered the bus into a road divider in an attempt to bring it
to a stop, injuring several students.
"A
number of cars travelling behind the bus then collided with it from the rear,
causing significant damage to the vehicles, though no one among them was
seriously hurt," he added.
The
police officer also said that the vehicles involved in the accident have been
cleared from the road.
















