Three people, including two of a family, were killed and 25 injured in a road accident in Sadar upazila of Gopalganj early today.

Police said a bus of 'Golden Line Paribahan' was heading to Pirojpur from Dhaka in the night.

When the bus reached Bedgram, it plunged into a roadside ditch after the driver lost his control over the steering around 4:15am, leaving three of its passengers - Mahiuddin, 45, and his son Rahat, 5, residents of Pirojpur district, and bus supervisor Shimul, 30, hailing from Faridpur district - dead on the spot and 25 injured.

The injured were taken to local hospitals, said sub-inspector Tanmay Saha of Gopalganj Sadar Police Station.