Three university students were electrocuted in a picnic bus in Gazipur's Sreepur. The accident occurred at around 10:30 am in Udaykhali village of Telihati union of the upazila.
The three deceased students are Mozammel Hossain Naeem, Mostakim Rahman Mahin and Jobayer Alam Shakib.
Eyewitnesses said, the students of the Islamic University of Technology were going to a picnic spot in Sreepur in six buses.
While the double-decker bus was passing through the Udaykhali area of the upazila, smoke started rising from the electric wires above the vehicle.
At that time, one student caught fire while rushing to get off in fear of the fire. As a result, 3 students died and 3 students were seriously injured.
The seriously injured have been admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.