At least 17 people were killed and 30 injured when a speeding bus veered off the road and fell into a ditch in Bangladesh on March 19, according to media reports.
Ednnews reports citing foreign media that the Dhaka-bound bus operated by Emad Paribahan veered out of control on an expressway in Madaripur around 7.30 am, the police said.
The death toll is expected to climb as many of the injured were in critical condition, the police said.
Madaripur Police Superintendent Md Masud Alam said the injured were admitted to different hospitals.