Two people have been killed and five others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch after it hit a tree on Dhaka-Chittagong highway near Saddam Market in Signboard area of the city. The bodies have been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue. Inspector Mahmud, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, said the accident took place around 6:30 am Friday. “A Noakhali-bound bus from Dhaka plunged into a roadside ditch after hitting a tree, leaving two people killed on the spot and five others injured,” the police inspector was quoted by UNB as saying. Of the injured, one was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital while the others were given first aid.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 16, 2017 05:37 UTC