Move than 50 people were injured after a passenger bus skidded off the road and fell into a roadside ditch in Budartal area of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila early Saturday.
Police and local sources said, the accident occurred around 4:30am on Mahendranagar-Mostofi road when the Dhaka-bound bus lost control while taking a turn.
Of the injured, eight were in critical condition and referred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital. The rest were taken to Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital, where many received primary treatment and were later discharged.
"There were women and children among the passengers," said Badal Kumar Mandal, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station.
"Fortunately, no deaths have been reported. Preliminary findings suggest the accident occurred due to the driver's recklessness," he also said, adding that locals and the police rescued the victims immediately after the incident
