Jamalpur, March 2 -- Bus and minibus workers blockaded Jamalpur-Mymensingh highway for around one hour protesting an arson attack on a bus following a road accident that left one killed and three others injured on Sunday.

The blockade halted vehicle ferrying through the terminal, causing suffering to commuters.

A man, Abul Kashem, was killed and three others were injured in a collision between an autorickshaw and a passenger bus on Jamalpur-Mymensingh highway in Joyrampur area under Jamalpur Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.

Enraged by the accident, a mob set fire to the bus, triggering anger among bus workers.

Later, firefighters doused the fire.

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