Three people were killed and 16 others injured after a passenger bus operated by Darshana Paribahan lost control, broke through a roadside railing and plunged into a water-filled ditch in Srinagar, Munshiganj.

The accident occurred around 3:30am on Saturday (October 24) in the Hasara area of the Dhaka-bound lane of the Dhaka–Mawa Expressway.

Muhammad Shafiqul Islam, deputy assistant director of Munshiganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the bus was travelling from Chuadanga to Dhaka when the driver lost control while overtaking a covered van. The bus then broke through the road railing, crossed the service lane and fell into the water-filled ditch beside the highway.

After receiving reports of the accident, two rescue units from the Srinagar Fire Station arrived at the scene and began rescue operations. Eleven people were rescued and taken by Fire Service ambulances to Srinagar Upazila Health Complex. Five others received first aid at the scene.

The Fire Service official said the body of one victim was recovered and handed over to highway police. The deceased was identified as Ruknuzzaman Ronju, 55, a resident of Chuadanga. The identities of the other two victims were not immediately known.

The injured were identified as Hridoy, 30; Shahin Akter, 32; Nur Islam, 55; Imran, 27; Gilbad Sarker, 55; Tariqul Islam, 36; Saiful Islam, 40; Mirajul Islam, 28; Rafiqul Islam, 35; Anifin, 17; Sandipan Basu, 40; Ikram, 40; Raihan, 21; Hasib, 22; Tisha, 24; and Borhan Uddin, 55.

Some of the injured are residents of Jibannagar, Damurhuda and Kapasdanga in Chuadanga district. Others come from Mujibnagar in Meherpur, Maheshpur in Jhenaidah, Aftabnagar in Dhaka and Magura Sadar.