BRAHMANBARIA, June 8 (UNB): Four people were killed and 25 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Arosh Ali, 65, his grandson Alif Mia, 7 of Shahbazpur village, Moushumi Das, 30 of Habiganj district and Tonoy Kumar Majumdar, son of Setu Majumdar of Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria district.
The accident occurred at around 12:30 pm in the Boishamura area when a Brahmanbaria-bound bus of 'Diganta Paribahan' from Madhabpur skidded off and plunged into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control over steering, leaving four people dead on the spot and 25 others injured, said Abu Taher Dewan, officer-in-charge of Khatihata Highway Police.
The injured were taken to different hospitals for treatment.
Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway was disrupted for one and a half hours following the accident.
Police could not arrest anyone as the driver and his associate managed to flee the scene.
Four killed as bus plunges into ditch in B'baria
FE Team | Published: June 08, 2026 22:02:37
Four killed as bus plunges into ditch in B'baria
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