3 killed in Munshiganj bus plunge

-- 3 killed in Munshiganj bus crash

-- 10 other injured in crash

-- locals blockaded the Dhaka-Mawa highway

At least three people including a child were killed and ten others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch after losing control in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj this afternoon.

The deceased are Bachchu Mia, 35, hailing from Dayahata village of Srinagar upazila, Shila Akter, 30, and Nayeem Hasan, 10, hailing from Chalatipara village of Sirajdikhan.

The accident took place at Chaltipara on the Dhaka-Mawa highway around 5:00pm, Sub-Inspector Md Hasan, in-charge of Hashara Police Outpost, told our Munshiganj correspondent.

He added that the Dhaka-bound bus skidded off the road and fell into the ditch after its driver lost control over the steering, killing three people and injuring 10 others.

Following the accident, angry locals blocked the road, causing a huge tailback on both sides. Police brought the situation under control around 7:15pm.

The injured were sent to upazila health complex.