4 killed as picnic bus overturns

Four people, including two female students and a teacher, were killed and 18 others injured as a picnic bus overturned in Chaugachha upazila last night.

Two of the deceased were identified as Jahurul Islam, a teacher of Ramakrishna High School in the upazila, and bus helper Milon.

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Officer-in-charge of Chaugachha Police Station M Masiur Rahman said a group of teachers, students and guardians of Ramakrishna High School were going to a picnic in Dinajpur.

The bus overturned in Danbox area on the road around 9:15pm after it crashed into a roadside tree as its driver lost his control over the steering, leaving Jahurul and Milon dead on the spot and 20 other picnickers injured.

The injured were taken to Chaugachha Upazila Health Complex where two female students died, said sub-inspector Waheduzzaman of the police station.

Six of the badly injured were later shifted to Jessore General Hospital, he said.