District Correspondent : Five persons have been killed 15 others injured when a passenger bus lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Cumilla on Friday.

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Two of the dead have been identified as Mohammad Hossain, 30, hailed from Teknaf Upazila in Cox's Bazar, Badrul Hasan Riad, 26, from Chattogram's Bashkhali.

Nazrul Islam, Miabazar Highway Police Station sub-inspector, said that a bus belonging to 'Relax Paribahan' from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in that area. Five people died on the spot and 15 were injured.

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Biplab Kumar Nath, Chauddagram Fire Service In-charge, said, ''Being informed, we reached the spot quickly and rescued the injured. They were sent to Chauddagram Upazila Health Complex by a fire service car.''

Later, with the help of police and locals, the bodies of five people were recovered from inside the vehicle, he added.

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