A passenger bus fell into a ditch after breaking the railing of Bhanga-Dhaka Expressway in Madaripur’s Shibchar Upazila. The death toll has risen to 16. At least 25 people were injured.
On Sunday (19 March) morning, the bus of Imad Paribahan from Khulna to Dhaka fell into a ditch in Qutubpur area.
According to the police, a bus of Imad Paribahan leaving Khulna in the morning lost control and fell down in Qutubpur area of Shivchar on Bhanga-Dhaka Expressway before Padma Bridge. At this time, the bus was twisted. So far, the bodies of 16 passengers have been recovered from the scene. Besides, the injured have been rescued and sent to different hospitals in Shibchar and Dhaka.
Officer-in-Charge of Shibchar Highway Police (OC) Abu Naeem Md. Mofazzel Haque confirmed the truth of the incident to Jago News and said that the death toll was 16. Many were injured. Rescue work is going on.
Ayesha Siddiqa Akashi/SJ/MS
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