24 killed in bus accident in Bangladesh

5 Dariya News

Dhaka 09-Apr-2015

At least 24 people were killed when a bus rammed into a number of trees on Thursday in Faridpur district of Bangladesh.The accident occurred around 1.15 a.m. on Thursday on the Barisal-Dhaka highway when the bus lost control and hit a number of trees, Assistant Superintendent of Highway Police Belal Hossain told bdnews24.com. The deceased include 19 men and 5 women. Twenty-two people who were injured in the accident have been taken to the Bhanga Upazila Health Complex and Faridpur Medical College Hospotal, assistant director of Faridpur Fire Service Shamsuzzoha said.