A head-on collision between a state-run passenger bus and an emergency ambulance on the Dhaka–Barishal Highway has resulted in five fatalities. The accident occurred at approximately 10:30 am on Sunday, 24 May 2026, near the Shankarpasha bus stand in the Dangi Union of Nagarkanda Upazila, Faridpur. According to administrative and law enforcement sources, four of the victims were members of the same family travelling to a regional medical facility for urgent specialist care.
Incident Dynamics and Impact Mechanics
The emergency vehicle was en route from the Mostofapur area within the Madaripur Sadar Upazila, transporting a patient and three accompanying family members toward the Faridpur Medical College Hospital. As the ambulance entered the Shankarpasha area, a passenger bus operated by the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC), travelling from the opposite direction toward Barishal, collided head-on with the vehicle.
The impact completely crushed the ambulance, killing all five occupants on impact. Local residents initiated early rescue efforts before emergency services arrived at the highway location.
Victim Demographics and Kinship Profiling
The casualties comprised the ambulance driver and four closely related passengers from Balia village in the Mostofapur Union of Madaripur Sadar. Family members confirmed that the journey had been arranged because one of the victims, Alamgir Hossain, had recently suffered a stroke and required specialized evaluation at the hospital.
The personal identities of the deceased have been formally verified by municipal authorities and are structured in the table below:
| Victim’s Full Name | Age | Residential Origin (Village / Upazila) | Familial Status / Relation |
| ** जहांगीर Hossain** (Jagangir) | 62 | Balia, Madaripur Sadar | Eldest son of Haji Abdul Wahed; brother to Alamgir. |
| Alamgir Hossain | 58 | Balia, Madaripur Sadar | Youngest son of Haji Abdul Wahed; the medical patient. |
| Mazeda Begum | 50 | Balia, Madaripur Sadar | Wife of the deceased elder brother, Jagangir Hossain. |
| Khushi Begum | 45 | Balia, Madaripur Sadar | Youngest daughter of Haji Abdul Wahed; sister to the brothers. |
| Kawsar Hossain | 25 | Madaripur Sadar | Professional Driver; son of Shah Jahan Matubbar. |
Emergency Response and Legal Proceedings
Following the collision, personnel from the Nagarkanda Upazila Fire Service and Civil Defence, alongside local police units, secured the area to extract the victims from the wreckage.
Rasul Samdani Azad, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Nagarkanda Police Station, confirmed the timeline of the recovery operation, stating:
“Upon receiving information regarding the highway collision, police forces deployed rapidly to the site to execute necessary rescue operations. The bodies of the five deceased individuals have been successfully recovered and transferred to the morgue at the Faridpur Medical College Hospital for required post-mortem examinations.”
Additionally, Md. Helaluddin, the Officer-in-Charge of the Bhanga Highway Police Station, confirmed that both the damaged BRTC bus and the destroyed ambulance were being towed to the highway station to clear the transit lane. He concluded that formal legal processing regarding the vehicular accident remains active, with traffic investigators documenting the crash site to establish specific accountability.