Two passengers of a bus were killed and 20 others injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch in Gangachara upazila in the district on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Md Jahangir Hossain, 35, of Ganjipur village in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur and Suman Mian, 25, of Gaibandha, reports banglanews24.com.
The accident occurred at Ganjipur Bottola point on the Paglapir-Jaldhaka road at about 8:30 am.
According to locals, while giving space to another bus coming from the opposite direction, the Rangpur-bound passenger bus from Jaldhaka overturned and fell down into a roadside ditch, leaving two dead on the spot and 20 others injured.
Being informed, the fire service and civil defense personnel and police immediately rushed to the spot, recovered the bodies and sent the injured to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RpMCH).
The ill-fated bus was salvaged while its driver and helper managed to flee from the scene soon after the accident.
Gangachara police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Dulal Hossain confirmed the matter.
A case has been lodged with the police station in this connection, he added.
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