Five passengers were injured when a bus of Ekushey Paribahan lost control and overturned at Kabirla area in Burichang upazila of Cumilla on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway around 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday. Locals said the seriously injured were taken to Eastern Medical College Hospital. The bus was traveling from Dhaka toward Cumilla at the time of the accident.

Kalbela newspaper’s chief reporter, Yusuf Arefin, was among the injured and is currently receiving treatment at Mainamati Cantonment General Hospital. A Chandina Fire Service officer said the bus remained on the road and would be removed using a wrecker. Highway police confirmed that there was no major traffic congestion, except for a brief disruption caused by vehicles entering the wrong lane.

Highway Police Superintendent Shahinur Alam stated that the process of removing the overturned bus was underway and would be completed shortly. Police and fire service personnel were present at the scene to manage the situation.