Bangladesh: Dozens killed in bus fire

A speeding bus packed with passengers veered off the road, crashed into a ditch and burst into flames in eastern Bangladesh, leaving more than 40 passengers dead and many others injured, a police official said.

The accident yesterday occurred in the Comilla district, about 55 miles east of the capital, Dhaka, as the bus tried to overtake another vehicle, Mahbubul Haque, the area’s police chief, said.