Noakhali: Three people were killed and 25 others injured after a bus fell into a roadside ditch in Chatkhil upazila on Wednesday morning.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, the UNB reported.

Police said the accident took place on Chatkhil-Ramganj road at Munshibari Darja around 9am.

A Ramganj-bound bus of ‘Janani Paribahan’ from Sonaimuri plunged into the roadside ditch, killing the trio on the spot, said Shafiul Islam, officer-in-charge of Chatkhil Police Station.

Three units of fire service went to the spot and rescued the passengers.

The injured were taken to a local hospital.