At least 15 people were injured after a bus overturned on a private car on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Dhamrai on Friday.

The accident took place in Joypura Bus Stand area around 9:30am. 

The private car twisted in the collision. 

Two of the 15 injured, including the driver of the private car, was seriously injured. They were sent to Dhamrai Upazila Health Complex, said Dhamrai Fire Service Station Officer Sohail Rana.

One of the wheels of the bus might have fell into a four-inch hole which was made for development work on the highway, the official said, adding that it might have been the reason behind the accident.