Eight killed, three injured in road accidents
Eight people were killed and three injured in road accidents in four districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.
In Mymensingh, a bus and a battery-run auto-rickshaw collided head-on in Gouripur upazila yesterday, leaving four people dead and two injured.
Police said the auto-rickshaw was going to the upazila headquarters while the bus to Kishoreganj from Mymensingh. The accident took place on Mymensingh-Kishoreganj road at Char Sreerampur around 11am.
The deceased were identified as Rabeya Khatun (75), Shahara Banu (62), Lal Mia (50) and Rafiqul Islam (55).
The four were from Gouripur’s Bangnamari Ujan Kashirchar. They were travelling to the upazila headquarters in the auto-rickshaw.
Of the victims, Rabeya died on the spot and the other three succumbed to their injuries at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, said Gouripur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Borhan Uddin Khan.
The injured -- Jomila Khatun (63) and Sweety Akter (11) -- were undergoing treatment at the hospital, said the OC.
Police seized the bus but its driver managed to flee the scene.
In Fairdpur, a schoolboy was killed as a truck ran him over while he was crossing a road at Bastola in Madhukhali upazila around noon yesterday.
The victim -- Siam Sheikh (7), son of Jinnat Sheikh from Madhukhali’s Shreepur -- was a local primary school student, said police.
Siam was initially rushed to Madhukhali Upazila Health Complex from where he was referred to Faridpur Medical College Hospital. He died on the way to the hospital, police added.
In Gopalganj, a motorbike rider and a pedestrian were killed and another was injured as the motorcycle hit the walker at Debgram in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Rajib Sheikh (22), son of Tipu Sheikh from Vennabari; and Jinnat Mollah (65) from Debgram in the upazila.
The accident happened while Rajib was riding the motorcycle and Jinnat was crossing a road, said Tanvir Ahamad, sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station.
The injured -- Abdur Rahman who was Rajib’s pillion passenger -- was undergoing treatment at Gopalganj General Hospital.
In Jashore, two people were killed in separate road accidents yesterday.
In one incident, Sahabur Mia (45) was killed as two pickups collided in Natunhat, said Kotwali Police Station OC Sheikh Tasmim Alam.
In another incident, a bicyclist named Mohiuddin Mollah (50) died after a pickup hit him on Bahadurpur road in Sadar upazila on the same day, said the officer-in-charge.
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