5 dead as bus crashes into ditch in Cumilla

A bus fell into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Chattagram Highway in Chauddagram end of Cumilla early Friday morning, killing five people and injuring 15 others, said police.

The double decker bus of ‘Relax Paribahan’ carrying several passengers was heading towards Cox’s Bazar from capital Dhaka, said Md Gias Uddin, In-Charge of Chauddagram highway police outpost, report's UNB.

It lost control on the highway before it plunged into the roadside ditch, he said.

Police officer said that five people died on the spot and 15 others sustained severe injuries. Injured people were taken to Chauddagram Upazila Health Complex after members of highway police and Fire Service and Civil Defence rescued them.

“After the first aid, twelve of the injured were shifted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital for better treatment,” he said.

The identities of the victims couldn’t be known immediately, the Police officer added.