A deadly fire broke out following a collision involving a bus, a battery-powered auto-rickshaw, and a motorcycle in Daudkandi of Cumilla, leaving four people dead, including two children, and injuring at least 30 others. The incident occurred around 12:15 p.m. on Friday at the Baniyapara area along the Dhaka–Chattogram highway.

According to police, three of the victims were passengers on the bus, while the fourth was the motorcycle rider. Daudkandi Highway Police Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Iqbal Bahar Majumder confirmed the information but said the identities of the deceased could not be determined immediately.

Local sources reported that a Dhaka-bound-to-Chattogram CDM Paribahan passenger bus lost control, overturned on the highway, and caught fire. During the accident, the bus collided with a battery-operated auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle. The resulting blaze caused severe burn injuries, leading to the deaths of four people and injuries to dozens more.

Following the crash, heavy traffic congestion stretched for nearly five kilometres from Baniyapara to Gouripur on the Chattogram-bound lane. Firefighters from the Daudkandi Fire Service unit, highway police, and a senior police official from Cumilla rushed to the scene and brought the fire under control. The damaged bus was later removed from the road, and vehicle movement resumed after 2:00 p.m.