Piyar Ali had been waiting at Khoksa bus stand, counting the minutes until his grandson Nabil arrived for Eid‑ul‑Adha. Instead of a reunion, he was met with devastating news.
He recounted in tears at the hospital, fainting repeatedly upon seeing his grandson’s body. “I called him at 8:30am and he said he (Nabil) had started. At 9:30am, he told me he needed only 15 more minutes,” Piyar said.
Nabil, a final‑year Economics student at Faridpur Government Rajendra College, was among four people killed Saturday morning when a dump truck rammed a bus in Khoksa upazila. The collision around 11:30am in Kutipara area of Shimulia Union sent the bus plunging into a roadside pond.
Nabil was the son of Junaid, a small trader from Munshibazar in Faridpur Sadar. His mother had struggled to fund his education, dreaming he would graduate, secure a good job, and support the family. Those hopes were shattered by reckless driving.
The bus, carrying about 50 passengers from Rajbari to Kushtia, was struck by a dump truck from Kumarkhali’s Zillapitola area. Locals and Fire Service personnel rescued passengers, but Nabil and an unidentified man aged about 60 were declared dead at Khoksa Upazila Health Complex.
Two more victims — Rafia, 17, of Philipnagar in Daulatpur, and another unidentified man aged about 50 — died later at Kushtia General Hospital.
The RMO of Khoksa Health Complex said 11 injured were transferred to Kushtia General Hospital, with two in critical condition. Kushtia Highway Police confirmed the truck’s impact caused the bus to overturn into water. Local administration assured medical support and launched an investigation into the tragedy.
Local residents and Fire Service personnel conducted a rescue operation, but two victims, including Nabil and an unidentified man aged about 60, were declared dead shortly after arrival at the local health complex.
Abu Obayed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kushtia Highway Police Station, confirmed the deaths.
Khoksa Assistant Commissioner (land) said the administration is ensuring medical support for the survivors and that an investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the tragedy.
