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Firefighters extinguish a bus that had been in an accident in Madaripur, Bangladesh, March 19, 2023. /CFP
A speeding bus veered off a major expressway in central Bangladesh and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens, police said.
The death toll could rise further as some of the injured passengers are in critical condition, said Anowar Hossain, police official of Shibchar, where the crash occurred. The city is 80 kilometers away from the capital Dhaka.
The bus, carrying more than 40 passengers, fell about 9 meters into a roadside ditch after breaking through the railing of the newly-built Padma river bridge expressway, Hossain said.
The driver, who was killed, appeared to have lost control of the vehicle after a tyre burst, he said, adding that the cause of the accident was under investigation.
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