, July 10 -- Three people including a child were killed and 50 others injured after a bus plunged into a pond at Deuti Beltola in Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur district on Wednesday night.

The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed yet.

The bus which was carrying extra passengers veered off the road and fell into a roadside pond, leaving three people dead on the spot around 11:30 pm, said Pirgachha Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nure Alam Siddiqui

He said the injured were taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) for treatment.

The accident occurred when the victims were returning from a post-wedding reception.

Witnesses said the bus was carrying 50 to 70 Hindu community members from the Najirerhat area of Ran...