3 killed in road crashes
At least three people were killed and one was injured in road accidents in two districts during the last two days, report our correspondents.
In Cumilla, two youths were killed at Kalakachua area of Burichang upazila when a covered van hit their motorbike around 2:30pm yesterday.
Safayet Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Mainamati Crossing Highway Police Station, confirmed the incident to the Daily Star.
He said, "We rushed to the spot but relatives and friends took the bodies away before highway police reached. We seized the covered-van but could not detain its driver and helper."
The deceased were identified as Nazmul Haque Sajal (26) of the district's Sadar upazila, and Sariful Alam Sohag (27) of Burichang. Another person on the motorbike was injured.
According to locals, a speedy covered-van hit a motorcycle carrying three people from the back, killing two on the spot.
In Thakurgaon, a passenger of a three-wheeler was killed after a tractor hit the vehicle at Maheshpur village of Ranishankoil upazila on Thursday night.
The victim was identified as Abdul Majid (40) of Maharaja village in the upazila.
Ranishankoil Police Station Officer-in-Charge SM Jahid Iqbal said the accident occurred around 7pm, when a Ranishankoil-bound tractor hit the three-wheeler, killing Majid on the spot.
Police seized the vehicles but drivers and helpers managed to flee.
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