Sun News Desk : One person was killed and 25 others were injured when a picnic bus lost control and fell into a ditch at Amtali upazila of Barguna today.

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The deceased was Islam, son of Samsuddin Bepari, resident of Chak village of Bandar police station of Narayanganj district.

The accident happened in the area when the driver of a picnic bus from Narayanganj district to Kuakata lost control over the steering and the bus fell into a road side ditch at Ghatkhali on the Amtali-Kuakata road area around 5:30am, leaving 26 injured, officer-in-charge (OC) of Amtali Police Station Tapu said.
Amtali Fire Service and locals rescued the injured and took them to Amtali Upazila Health Complex.

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Dr Iram Ahmed, Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of Amtali Hospital, said that among the injured, Islam died on the way to Barishal Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital.

The driver and helper of the bus managed to escape.

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