3 killed in Chapainawabganj picnic bus crash
At least three people were killed and 12 others injured after a bus carrying picnic goers plunged into a roadside ditch in Chapainawabganj Sadar today.
The deceased were identified as, Emdadul Haque, 65, Hasimuddin, 52, Abdul Karim, 35, of Nyayadiari village of Gomostapur upazila in the district, police told our local correspondent.
The picnic bus skidded off the road and plunged into a nearby water body after the driver lost his control over steering in Mohandanga area around 4:30pm, said Mazharul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sadar Model Police Station.
Later, members of fighters and police recovered two bodies and rescued the injured form the spot. The injured were taken to Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital where one of them died, he added.
The bus was returning to Nyadiari village from Babudayaing area of the upazila.
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