5 injured as bus falls into canal in Dhaka's Banasree

Police and fire service personnel are working to rescue the bus from the canal

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30 November, 2024, 08:10 pm

Last modified: 30 November, 2024, 08:20 pm

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Five passengers were injured after an Alif Paribahan bus fell into the Meradia Canal in Dhaka's Banasree this evening (30 November).

Khilgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Daud Hossain told UNB that police and fire service personnel are working to rescue the bus from the canal.

Further information can be given after the bus is recovered from the canal, the OC added.

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After being informed, a fire service unit went to the spot at 6:10pm, said Rozina Akhter, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence Control Room.

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