Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- Three people were killed and 20 others injured after a bus fell into a roadside ditch in Bakchar area of Singair upazila in Manikganj on Thursday afternoon.

Police identified the deceased as Ridoy Hossain, 28, the bus driver; Anwara Begum, 65, a passenger and pedestrian Nikhil Sarkar, 25.

The accident took place around 2pm as the Dhaka-bound Shuktara Paribahan bus fell into a ditch, killing three people on the spot and injuring 20 passengers, said Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) of Singair Police Station Abul Kalam.

The injured were sent to different hospitals, said the OC.

Road accidents in Bangladesh is still one of the leading causes of deaths as 37,170 people were killed in 26,902 accidents across the coun...