Khulna: Two people, including a woman, were killed and 20 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Zeropoint area of the city on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased could not be identified immediately.

The bus fell into the ditch after its driver lost control at about 5:30pm, leaving two people dead on the spot and 20 others injured, said Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Harintana police station.

The injured were admitted into Khulna Medical College Hospital.