At least 17 killed in road accident in Bangladesh

At least 17 people have been killed and 23 others injured in a road accident in Jhalokati District, about 200 kilometers south of Dhaka in Bangladesh on Saturday. The accident took place at around 10:00 a.m. local time when a bus plunged into a roadside pond.

At least eight women and three children were among the dead. Local police said the death toll might rise as a rescue operation continues. It was not immediately clear what caused the accident.