Road accidents kill 7 in 3 dists
At least seven people were killed and 16 others injured in road accidents in Gaibandha, Bogura and Natore on Saturday.
Five people were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Balua area of Gobindaganj in Gaibandha, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
Police said that the accident took place when a Burimari-bound bus skidded off road and fell into a roadside ditch around 2:30am.
Later, police went to the spot and sent the injured to local upazila health complex and Rangpur Medical College Hospital, said M Akhteruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Gobindaganj highway police.
The victims were identified as Riaz Uddin, 20, son of Mannan Miah, of Uttar Tazpur village of Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur, Bikash Chandra Saha, 48, son of late Bholanath Saha, of Balda village of Kalihati upazila and Sunil Kumar Sarker, 50, son of Bhuban Kumar Sarker of sadar upazila of Tangail, Biddyut Miah, son of Sobhan Miah, of Doyana village of Hatibandha upazila and Mahabul Islam, 22, son of Mohsin Ali, of Botar Chhata village of Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat.
In Bogura, a 12-year-old was killed when a Dhaka bound oil-tanker run over him on Dhaka-Bogura highway at Dashmail of Sherpur.
Sherpur police officer-in-charge Humayun Kabir said that the accident occurred when the boy was crossing the highway.
The deceased was identified as Emon, son of Wahed Ali, a resident of Mahipur of the area.
Police said that the vehicle was seized but the driver and his assistant however managed to flee the spot.
United News of Bangladesh reports that a man was killed and another injured in when a truck hit another one in Fulbagan area in Kushtia town on Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Rahabul Islam, 44, of Mirpur upazila of Kushtia.
Mojammel Hossain, sub-inspector of Jhalmalia highway police, said that the accident took place when the soil-laden truck hit the Kushtia-bound potato-laden truck from behind, leaving Rahabul, who was travelling on the truck, dead on the spot and another, Ashik, 28, injured.
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