Manikganj road crash kills one

A man was killed and 15 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Dhulondi in Ghior upazila of Manikganj on Thursday night, reports UNB.

The identity of the deceased could not be traced immediately.

Yeamin Uddoulla, officer-in-charge of highway police, said the accident took place around 12:00am when a bus of 'Green Line Paribahan' fell into the roadside ditch that left its conductor dead on the spot and 15 others injured.

Of the injured, two were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, UNB adds.