Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- A man has died and at least five others suffered injuries a pile-up involving two buses and a covered van in Madaripur's Shibchar Upazila.

The accident occurred early on Saturday on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway in the Kutubpur area, according to Shibchar Highway Police Station chief Zahurul Islam.

The dead man has been identified as 35-year-old Shamim Ahmed, the driver of the covered van.

Citing witnesses, Zahurul said a Labiba Paribahan bus heading to Bhanga from Dhaka veered out of control and hit a covered van. Moments later, another bus operated by Selfie Paribahan, rear-ended the vehicles.

The impact left the covered van mangled, killing Shamim on the spot.

Upon receiving the news, police from the Padma Bridge S...