3 killed in Cumilla road accident

Three people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Saturday morning, reports UNB.

The victims were identified as Shafiqul Islam, Shahin Mullah and Ramjan Ali.

Abdullah Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Daudkandi Highway police station, said the accident took place around 7:45am when the Dhaka-bound Khadiza VIP Paribahan bus skidded off the road and fell into the roadside ditch.

The accident left three people dead on the spot and 15 others injured, he added.