Dhaka: At least 17 people were killed and 30 injured when a speeding bus veered off the road and fell into a ditch in Bangladesh Sunday, according to media reports. The Dhaka-bound bus operated by Emad Paribahan veered out of control on an expressway in Madaripur around 7.30 am, the police said. “The accident is believed to be due to reckless driving and mechanical failure of the bus,” bdnews24, a news portal quoted Alam as saying. Md Sabuj Khan, the counter man of the Shonadanga bus counter told The Daily Star newspaper that the Emad Paribahan bus left for Dhaka with more than 43 passengers. Road accidents are common in Bangladesh due to old and badly maintained vehicles and roads, as well as poorly trained drivers.

Source: Indian Express March 19, 2023 07:10 UTC