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Bangladesh: Bus plunges into ditch, 8 killed

Bangladesh: Bus plunges into ditch, 8 killed

| @indiablooms | 01 Apr 2018, 07:44 pm

Dhaka, Apr 1 (IBNS): A bus plunged into a ditch beside Dhaka-Barisal highway in Muksudpur upazila of Bangladesh on Sunday which left at least eight people dead, media reports said.

 

The incident left 26 others injured.

Three of the deceased were identified as Bipon Biswas, 28, son of Makhon Biswas of Bagda in Agailjhara upazila of Barishal; Ashim Maji, 35, son of Lalmia Maji of Konabalija village in Nalchhity upazila of Jhalakati; and Hasan Mridha, 30, son of Hamid Mridha of Thafalbaria village in Patuakhali Sadar upazila, The Daily Star reported quoting the police.

The accident took place around 3:00am when a Barguna-bound bus of “Sugandha Paribahan” from Dhaka fell into the ditch in Boroitola area, leaving six passengers dead on the spot and 28 others injured, said Azajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bhanga Highway Police Station to the Bangladesh-based newspaper.

The injured people were taken to  Bhanga Upazila Health Complex in Faridpur district for treatment.

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