Tangail: A man was killed and another injured when a microbus collided head-on with a CNG-run truck on the Tangail-Tarakandi road at Kalihati upazila of the district this morning. The accident took place around 11:30 am in the Nagarbari area, causing a gas cylinder explosion that claimed the life of one passenger and injured another.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, firefighters from the Bhuiyanpur and Elenga Fire Service stations rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. Md. Swapan Ali, Station Leader at Bhuiyanpur Fire Service, stated, "We responded quickly to the scene and managed to extinguish the fire. The CNG truck was completely burnt due to the explosion."
The identity of the deceased passenger has not yet been confirmed, said Kalihati Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Aminul Islam. However, the driver of the microbus has been arrested. The injured CNG truck driver, Shanto, was rushed to Tangail General Hospital for treatment.