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Five killed, 35 hurt in Barisal road crash
BARISAL, Nov 17, 2012 (BSS) - Five people died and 35 people were injured as a passenger bus plunged into water at Khoyerabad area on the Barisal-Kuakata Highway under Nalchity upazila here this evening.
Police and witnesses said, a bus of Sefat Paribahan plunged into the water as it's driver lost control over wheels while crossing the Abdur Rab Serniabat Bridge at 6 pm.
"Police and fire fighters recovered five bodies and rescued the injured people and sent them to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital," additional assistant police commissioner of South zone Atiqur Rahman Mia told BSS.
The identity of the deceased couldn't be known immediately, he added.
Fire fighters apprehended that the death toll may rise.