Munshiganj: Three people, including two women, were killed and 10 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Raushunia in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj on Wednesday.

The deceased were Salma Begum, 35, Geeta Paol, 60, and bus driver Swapon Miah, 35.

Kazi Maksuda Lima, senior assistant superintendent of Munshiganj Police, said the Tongibari-bound 'SS Paribahan' bus from Dhaka skidded off the road and fell into the pond at about 4:00pm as its driver lost control over the steering, leaving 13 people injured.

The injured were taken to Sirajdikhan Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared three of them dead and referred one to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment.

On information, divers from local fire service station went to the spot and launched a salvage operation.