Shawdesh Desk:

A bus has crushed a university student to death triggering a blockade of Dhaka-Barishal highway for several hours.

The deceased Maisha Fauzia Mim, a student at Barishal University, was crossing a road near Gate 1 of the university when the accident took place on Wednesday night, police and witnesses said.

Her classmate Bhumika Sarkar said that the accident took place at about 8:00pm.

The bus of Narayanganj Paribahan was travelling from Patuakhali to Dhaka via Barishal.

Following the incident, university students blocked the Dhaka-Barishal highway disrupting traffic until 2:00am. The students also set the bus involved in the accident on fire.

Students are demanding that the driver, the supervisor, and the helper of the bus be apprehended and brought to justice. They also called for setting a speed limit on the road beside the university and enhance other safety measures.

Rafiq-ul-Islam, officer-in-charge of Bandar Police Station confirmed the incident.

The blockade resulted traffic congestion with hundreds of passenger buses stranded on both sides of the highway, said the OC.

Efforts were ongoing to arrest the driver, who fled the scene immediately following the accident, he added.