20km long tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway following road crashes
Three accidents involving trucks caused the congestion
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Hundreds of vehicles and commuters got stuck in a 20-kilometre-long tailback on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla early Friday (4 March) due to three separate road crashes in the area.
Elliotganj Highway Police In-charge Saiful Islam said the traffic congestion since Friday 4am was caused by three accidents involving trucks at Chandina that took place in the wee hours.
A truck driver also died in one of these accidents, he added.
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Hundreds of vehicles got stuck which caused extreme miseries to the drivers and passengers.
However, the traffic on the highway became normal after 3pm, the official said.
