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At least three people were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger bus overturned on the Lakshmipur-Noakhali highway in Lakshmipur’s Chandraganj area on Monday.
The accident occurred around 11:30am in the Char Chamita area of the upazila. The identities of the deceased, two men and a woman, were not immediately known.
Chandraganj Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Adel Akbar confirmed the casualties, saying the injured were rescued and taken to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital for treatment.
Among the injured were elderly passengers Abdur Rahman and his wife Sajeda Begum, who sustained injuries to their heads, hands and other parts of their bodies. They were admitted to the hospital after receiving initial treatment.
Abdur Rahman said they were travelling from Begumganj to Lakshmipur when the driver continued to drive at excessive speed despite repeated requests from passengers to slow down. The bus eventually overturned.
Police and local sources said the bus belonged to Anand Paribahan, operated by Nafis Enterprise.
Dr Zahurul Islam Roni of Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital said three people were brought to the hospital dead, while at least 15 injured passengers received treatment. Several of the injured were later referred to hospitals in Noakhali and Dhaka for advanced treatment.