2 die as bus falls into ditch in Dhamrai

2 die as bus falls into ditch in Dhamrai

Two persons were killed and 30 injured as a bus fell into a roadside ditch in Dhaka's Dhamrai upazila this morning.

The deceased could not be identified immediately, reports our Savar correspondent quoting Sub-inspector of Dhamrai Police Station Md Ashraful Islam.

He said the accident took place around 5:30am on Dhamrai's Kaulipara-Kalampur road when the bus carrying workers of Pratik Ceramics fell into a roadside ditch. Later, locals rescued the injured workers and sent them to different hospitals nearby, said the SI.

The fire service reached the spot and rescued three people who were trapped in the bus, said the SI, adding that of the three, two died on the spot and one was seriously injured.

Ashraful Islam added that at least 30 workers were injured in the accident.

Akram Hossain Sarker, senior manager (administration) of Pratik Ceramics, told that the bus was coming to the factory from Saturia area of Manikganj with 40 workers.