At least 19 individuals have been killed and 25 others injured when a dashing bus veered off a significant expressway in Bangladesh and plunged right into a ditch Sunday, police stated.
“The death toll has climbed to 19. At least 12 people were critically injured. They have been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the capital,” native police chief Masud Alam advised the Agence France-Presse (AFP) after the crash within the southern district of Shibchar, round 80 kilometers away from the capital Dhaka.
That toll might rise additional as a few of the injured passengers are in essential situation, stated one other native police official, Anowar Hossain.
The bus, carrying greater than 40 passengers, fell about 9 meters (30 ft) right into a roadside ditch after breaking by means of the railing of the newly-built Padma river bridge expressway, Hossain stated.
The driver, who was killed, appeared to have misplaced management of the car at 8:00 am (0200 GMT) after the tire of the bus burst, he stated, including that the reason for the accident was underneath investigation.
Road accidents are widespread in Bangladesh, usually blamed on reckless driving, outdated autos and poor security guidelines, and killing 1000’s every year.
According to the Bangladeshi passengers’ welfare affiliation, a report 9,951 individuals have been killed in highway accidents in Bangladesh final yr.
In 2018, a collection of huge pupil protests, sparked by the loss of life of two youngsters, compelled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s authorities to approve elevating the utmost jail time to 5 years from three for inflicting loss of life by rash driving.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
