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3 killed as bus plunges into ditch on expressway

Published : Saturday, 24 October, 2026 at 8:49 AM

Observer Online Report

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Three people were killed and 16 others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a water-filled ditch on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Srinagar of Munshiganj on early Saturday.

The accident occurred around 3:18 AM on the Dhaka-bound lane in Hasara area of the upazila, following the bus losing control on Friday night.

One of the deceased was identified as Rukunuzzaman Ronju, 55, from Chuadanga. The identities of the other two victims could not be established immediately.

The bodies were recovered and handed over to highway police.

Munshiganj Fire Service and Civil Defence Deputy Assistant Director Muhammad Shafiqul Islam said, "a passenger bus of Darshana Paribahan was travelling from Chuadanga to Dhaka when it lost control while overtaking a covered van at high speed."

The bus broke through the roadside railing, crossed the service lane and plunged into the water-filled ditch, he said.

After receiving information about the accident, two rescue units from the Srinagar Fire Station rushed to the scene and launched a rescue operation.

Rescuers recovered 11 injured passengers and took them to Srinagar Upazila Health Complex in a Fire Service ambulance. Five others received first aid at the scene, Shafiqul Islam added.

-MT

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