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At least 20 students of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College were injured when a bus carrying them to Cox’s Bazar for an annual tour plunged into a roadside ditch in Daudkandi, Cumilla, early Tuesday.
The accident occurred around 4:30am in the Jinglatali area of the Dhaka–Chattogram highway after the driver reportedly lost control of the bus.
The bus was carrying 40 students from Barishal to Cox’s Bazar. Following the accident, the students cancelled their tour and returned home.
Nine of the injured were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.
Daudkandi Highway Police ASI Nur Uddin Bahar said police rushed to the scene after receiving the information and rescued the injured students.