20 Sher-e-Bangla Medical Students Injured as Bus Plunges into Ditch in Cumilla

At least 20 students of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College were injured after a bus carrying them lost control and plunged into a roadside ditch in Daudkandi, Cumilla, on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway.

The accident occurred around 4:30am on Tuesday (8 September) in the Jinglatali area of the upazila.

The injured students, all from Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, were travelling from Barishal to Cox’s Bazar for their annual tour.

Following the accident, the students cancelled their trip and returned home.

The injured students were identified as Jaoat, Ferdous, Kausi, Miraj, Mursalin, Imon Mridha, Arif, Shafiqul Islam, Maliha Mehnaz, Raihan, Sajia, Taspia, Ariful Islam, Samiul, Rajorshi, Tasnim, Humaira, Mila, Nisa and Tanzina.

Daudkandi Highway Police Station Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Nur Uddin Bahar said police rushed to the scene after receiving information about the accident and rescued the injured students.

Nine of the injured students were later taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.

A total of 40 students were on the bus when the accident occurred. Twenty sustained injuries, with nine requiring treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.