At least 19 students have been injured when a picnic bus plunged into roadside ditch in Rozpara area under Kolapara upazila, Patuakhali on Saturday morning.
Patuakhali police Superintendent Rafiqul Gani has confirmed this to the Dhaka Tribune.
Of the injured, three were identified as Monir, Sohrab and Humayun and they have been sent to Barisal Medical College Hospital, he said.
The rest 16 injured students have been admitted to Kolapara Health Complex.
Kolapara police station Officer-in-Charge Khalequzzaman said some 40-50 students Government Nazimuddin College of Madaripur were returning to their institution by a bus after ending a picnic at Kuakata, Patuakhali.
When the bus came at Rozpara area of Kolapara at 8:30am, the driver lost control over its steering causing it skidded off the road and plunged into roadside ditch, leaving 19 injured.