The supervisor of a bus was killed after his vehicle crashed into another bus on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla early Friday.
The deceased was identified as Md Alamgir Hossain, 50, son of late Abdul Karim Mridha of Raja Narayanpur village in Bera upazila of Pabna district. He was working as a supervisor of Shyamoli NR Travels.
According to highway police, a Chattogram-bound Saintmartin Shohardo bus allegedly attempted to stop on the left side of the highway without giving any signal.
At that moment, a Dhaka-bound Shyamoli NR Travels bus travelling behind it rammed into the rear of the vehicle around 4:30am in the Hari Sardar area, said Md Ruhul Amin, officer-in-charge of Miabazar Highway Police Station.
The collision caused damage to both buses and left Alamgir critically injured.
Locals rescued and took him to Chauddagram Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.
The OC said preliminary findings suggest that the accident occurred after a bus tried to stop abruptly without any warning signal.
After the accident, drivers of both buses fled the scene, he said, adding that the two vehicles were seized and legal proceedings are underway.