Dhaka, April 8 -- The death toll from a bus accident on the Faridpur-Barishal Highway has risen to seven, with at least 30 people injured after the vehicle veered out of control and overturned into a ditch in Faridpur Sadar Upazila.

The accident occurred around 11:15am in front of the Bakhunda Sharif Jute Mill in Joair on Tuesday, according to Asaduzzaman, chief of Faridpur Kotwali Police Station.

The dead were identified as Md Jowar Sarder, 58, his son Iman Sarker, 35, Fazirun Nessa, 60, Sraban Hasan, 40, 43-year-old Azibur, identified by a single name, Bharati Sarker, 40, and Deepa Khan, 34.

Locals said that the Faria Paribahan bus, travelling from Muksudpur to Faridur via Nagarkanda, lost control while attempting to overtake another...