Dhaka, May 1 -- A covered van has overturned on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Cumilla's Chandina Upazila, causing a severe traffic bottleneck and piling misery on travellers in the thoroughfare's Dhaka-bound lane.

The road was closed off since the accident took place on Wednesday, until 9am the day after, on Thursday, which affected the highway throughout the day.

The van was removed from the highway around seven hours after the accident occurred, which eased the congestion, confirmed Superintendent of Police for the Highway Eastern Region, Khairul Alam.

He said the highway police's wrecker couldn't move the van, which prompted them to bring in a crane to transport the vehicle, resulting in the long wait.

The congestion on both side...