Police say as much as 25 individuals had been injured after a bus smashed via a freeway fence and plunged right into a roadside ditch.

At the very least 19 individuals have been killed and as much as 25 had been injured in Bangladesh after a bus smashed via a freeway fence and plunged right into a roadside ditch in Bangladesh.

The police stated they suspected the motive force misplaced management at 8am (02:00 GMT) on Sunday and hit the railing of a just lately constructed main expressway, sending the bus, carrying greater than 40 passengers, tumbling 9 metres (30 toes) into the ditch.

“The loss of life toll has risen to 19. At the very least 12 individuals had been critically injured. They’ve been despatched to Dhaka Medical Faculty Hospital within the capital,” native police chief Masud Alam advised AFP information company after the crash within the southern district of Shibchar.

The loss of life toll may rise additional as a number of the injured passengers are in important situation, stated Anowar Hossain, police official of Shibchar, the place the crash occurred.

Town is 80km (50 miles) from the capital Dhaka.

Street accidents are frequent in Bangladesh attributable to outdated and badly maintained autos and roads, in addition to poorly skilled drivers. Deadly street accidents have been on the rise regardless of the federal government saying it should cut back them by 50 p.c by 2030.

In July final 12 months, almost 400 individuals had been killed and almost twice that quantity had been injured in additional than 300 street accidents within the two weeks across the Eid al-Adha holidays in Bangladesh.

In response to the Bangladeshi passengers’ welfare affiliation, a file 9,951 individuals had been killed in street accidents in Bangladesh final 12 months.