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Road crash halts traffic on Dhaka-Tangail highway for five hours
The movement of vehicles along the Dhaka-Tangail highway has resumed after a combination of heavy showers and a road accident ground traffic to a standstill for about five hours.
Published : 11 June 2021, 07:58 AM
Updated : 11 June 2021, 07:58 AM
A collision between a microbus and a truck caused a tailback stretching 16 km from Elenga to the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail early Friday, according to highway police.
The truck rammed into the back of the Dhaka-bound in Kalihati's Dhalatangar amid heavy overnight rain, according to Harun Ur Rashid, a traffic inspector in Tangail.
The microbus was left lying on the road in a crumpled heap, leading to heavy traffic congestion on the highway. The traffic eventually resumed around 9am.
No casualties were reported in the accident, said Harun.
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