3 killed, 15 injured in road crash in Dinajpur

Three people, including a woman, were killed and 15 others were injured as an inter-city bus lost control and crashed against a bridge at Bankkali in Dinajpur, UNB reports.

The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately, police said. The accident occurred at around 8.30pm on Monday.

Confirming the matter, Kotwali police station’s sub-inspector (SI), Md Mahbub said a bus of Ahsan Paribahan, on its way to Dhaka from Thakurgaon, lost control after one of its front wheels punctured at Bankkali area of Dinajpur district.

It then rammed into the railing of a bridge, leaving several of its passengers injured.

They were rushed to M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital where two people succumbed to their injuries. Later, a woman died while undergoing treatment, SI Mahbub said.

Seriously injured 15 people were being treated at the hospital, he added.