Multiple-vehicle collisions on Dhaka-Mawa expressway, 1 dead, 11 injured

Multiple-vehicle collisions, caused by dense fog, on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, on Sunday morning left one person dead and 11 injured.

Police said the accidents occurred around 7:00 am at three separate locations in Srinagar, Munshiganj.

They said one bus collided with another bus from behind in Chalitpara area of Srinagar. Just 100 metres away, a private car crashed into the back of another bus.

In Hasara near Nimtala, several rear-end collisions resulted in a truck losing control and hitting a road divider at Shologhar. All of the accidents took place on the highway's Mawa-bound lane.

Fire service personnel and police promptly arrived at the scenes and took the injured to the hospital.