Two rescue units from the Sreenagar Fire Station rushed to the scene and began rescue operations.
A passenger bus plunged into a water-filled ditch beside the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Hasara, Sreenagar, Munshiganj. Photo: TBS
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A passenger bus plunged into a water-filled ditch beside the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Hasara, Sreenagar, Munshiganj. Photo: TBS
Three people were killed and at least 16 injured after a passenger bus lost control and plunged into a water-filled ditch beside the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Hasara, Sreenagar upazila, Munshiganj, early this morning (24 October).
The accident occurred around 3am when the bus broke through the road divider railing, crossed the service lane and plunged into the ditch.
The bus, operated by Darshana Paribahan, was travelling from Chuadanga to Dhaka.
Muhammad Shafiqul Islam, deputy assistant director of Munshiganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the bus lost control while overtaking a covered van at high speed.
Rescue workers recover the bodies of three victims after a passenger bus plunged into a water-filled ditch beside the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Hasara, Sreenagar, Munshiganj. Photo: TBS
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Rescue workers recover the bodies of three victims after a passenger bus plunged into a water-filled ditch beside the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Hasara, Sreenagar, Munshiganj. Photo: TBS
Two rescue units from the Sreenagar Fire Station rushed to the scene and began rescue operations.
Rescuers recovered three bodies. They also rescued 11 injured passengers and took them to Sreenagar Upazila Health Complex in a Fire Service ambulance. Five other injured passengers received first aid at the scene.
One of the victims was identified as Rukunuzzaman Ronju, 55, from Chuadanga. Authorities handed his body over to the highway police after recovering it from the scene.
The identities of the other two victims were not immediately known.
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