The probe body formed to investigate Sunday’s Madaripur bus crash, which claimed the lives of 19 people, has identified overspeeding as the primary cause of the accident.

Most vehicles involved in recent major and sensational road crashes did not have the required documents, including valid fitness certificates, or their drivers were without a valid licence.

A crash that exposes all the problems with our road transport system

The bus that went off the Dhaka-Bhanga expressway and crashed killing 19 people yesterday should have been taken off the roads four months ago when the authorities suspended its permits following a fatal crash.