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Faridpur crash driver gets bail

At least 25 people have been killed when a bus skidded off the road after the driver lost control over steering in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur early Thursday. Locals looking at the smashed bus on the road. Photo: STAR

A Faridpur court today granted bail to the bus driver whose reckless driving caused death to 25 passengers in Faridpur early Friday.

Judicial magistrate Faisal Al Mamun of the Cognizance Court-2 passed the order around 12:30pm, according to our Faridpur correspondent.

Zakir Hussain, the driver, was arrested yesterday after the Barisal-bound bus of Sonartari Paribahan from Dhaka veered off the road killing 25 people and injuring 23.

The vehicle skidded of the road and plunged into a ditch after hitting a tree in Kaidubi area as the driver lost control over the steering while trying to overtake another vehicle while speeding, killing 20 people on the spot.

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