Dhaka: Two people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus went down a ditch at Nagdarpar in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area on Monday night.

One of the deceased is Shafiqul Islam, in his thirties.

The Demra-bound Swadhin Paribahan bus carrying around 35 passengers from Muhammadpur skidded off the road and fell into the ditch as its driver lost control over the steering at about 10:30pm, killing one of its passengers on the spot and injuring 15 others, said Aminul Islam, a sub-inspector of Khilgaon Police Station.

The injured were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where one of them succumbed to his injuries.