Published on 11:38 AM, August 31, 2015

Bus plunges at Kuril, 3 hurt

The bus of Turag Paribahan falls into a water body when it tried to avoid a collision with a private car at Kuril Flyover in Dhaka Monday morning. The photo is taken from facebook account of Traffic Alert.

At least three passengers were injured as a bus plunged into a water body while coming down from Kuril flyover in Dhaka this morning.

Shahidul Haque, officer-in-charge of Khilkhet Police Station, said a bus of Turag Paribahan fell into the water body as its driver lost control over the steering while trying to avoid a collision with a private car around 10:20am.

The accident took place while the bus was coming down from the flyover, police said.

The injured passengers received primary treatment from a local hospital at Kurmitola, OC Shahidul said.