Bangladesh: Fire on the highway…traffic jam on the road, impact on the match, big decision taken
Although this may seem a bit strange but it is a reality. The match has been postponed due to fire on the highway in Bangladesh and traffic jam for hours. The direct impact of the fire and traffic jam has been seen on the match being played on the cricket ground, which has been postponed for 24 hours. Here the fans are being told that this postponed match is not the ongoing Chattogram Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka but two matches of the Dhaka Premier League. Now the question is, why were the cricket matches held on the ground postponed due to fire on the highway and traffic jam on the road?
Players of all four teams got stuck in jam
Actually, the real reason behind the hours-long traffic jam on the road was the incident of fire on the highway. The fire incident occurred on the highway connecting Dhaka and Arica. Tournament officials said the incident on the highway resulted in hours-long road traffic jam, leaving players from all four teams stranded. The match has been postponed due to players being stuck in traffic jam.
2 matches suspended for 24 hours due to fire and traffic
Both Dhaka Premier League matches, which were postponed due to the fire and traffic jams, were scheduled to be played on Tuesday, April 2. But, now it will be played after 24 hours on 3rd April i.e. Wednesday. The organizers have postponed Wednesday’s match till Thursday.
What causes fires and traffic jams on highways?
Now the question is how the fire broke out on the highway, which first caused traffic jam and then the match was also postponed due to players getting trapped in it. According to reports, the entire accident happened at 5.30 am on Tuesday when an oil tank truck caught fire. When the truck filled with oil caught fire, four more trucks parked there and a private car also got caught in the fire. The result was that anarchy spread. Due to this incident there was a jam on the road.
