4 killed, 30 hurt as bus overturns in Habiganj

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At least four people were killed and 30 injured after a bus overturned on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Habiganj's Bahubal upazila Thursday evening, police said, reports UNB.

The identities of the deceased could not immediately be confirmed.

The accident occurred around 6:30pm when the Habiganj-bound bus overturned as its driver lost control, killing three people on the spot and leaving dozens injured, said Rakibul Islam Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bahubal Police Station.

One of the injured died while undergoing treatment at Bahubal Hospital, added the OC.