Thirty three SSC examinees from Ashulia Boshundhara Model School, Ashulia School & College, Ideal School & College and Wisdom School & College, several teachers and guardians, were going to Abbas Ali High School examination center at Kushuria, Dhamrai, said Russell Mollah, officer-in-charge of Kaolipara outpost under Dhamrai police station.
At least ten of them were injured when the bus fell into a roadside ditch after the driver lost control of the steering as soon as the front right tyre got punctured, he said.
Later, local people and members of police rescued the injured people and sent them to the hospital for first-aid, the OC added.
All the examinees sat for the exam after receiving first aid, said Samiul Haque, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO).
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni expressed sorrow at the incident and inquired about the condition of the examinees