A man was killed and 15 others were injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Dhulondi in Manikganj's Ghior upazila on Thursday midnight.
The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Yeamin Uddoulla, officer-in-charge of highway police, said the accident took place at around 12:00am when a bus of 'Green Line Paribahan' fell into the roadside ditch while giving side to another bus, leaving its helper dead on the spot and 15 others injured.
Of the injured, according to a news agency report, two were shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital following deterioration of their condition.
Man dies as bus plunges into roadside ditch in Manikganj
FE Team | Published: March 14, 2019 11:17:05 | Updated: March 14, 2019 17:15:10
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