Man dies as passenger bus plunges into ditch in Patuakhali

“The lower part of his body got severed in the accident,” says Bauphal Police Station chief Md Sirajul Islam

A bus worker has died after a passenger bus plunged into a ditch in Bauphal Upazila of Patuakhali.

At least 10 others were injured in the accident.

The accident occurred around 12:30am on Monday in the Afsar Garage area of the Bauphal-Lebukhali-Barishal-Dhaka highway, said Bauphal Police Station chief Md Sirajul Islam.

The deceased, 20-year-old Babu was a native of Bauphal’s Boga. His body has been recovered and sent to the Bauphal Upazila Health Complex.

Citing locals, police officer Sirajul said: “The bus named ‘Bauphal Travels’, which was heading to Dhaka from Dashmina Upazila, veered out of control and fell into a ditch.

“Bus worker Babu was killed on the spot. His lower back was severed in the accident. There were 25 passengers on the bus. Ten more of them were injured.”

He said that one of the injured was sent to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital as his condition was critical. The rest were given first aid locally.