3 killed as bus hit roadside tree in Cumilla

Three people died ,and 15 others were injured after a bus carrying them hit a roadside tree on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla's Chandina upazila on Tuesday (April 1).

Identities of the deceased were known immediately.

Elliotganj Highway Crossing police station Sub-inspector (SI) Monirul Islam said that a Tisha Paribahan bus traveling from Dhaka to Comilla lost control and crashed into a tree on the side of the road around 6:30 pm. One person died on the spot due to the accident.

Later, two more died at Chandina upazila health complex, he added.