M’singh road crash kills two brothers
Two brothers were killed in a road accident at the Seedstore area in Bhaluka upazila early yesterday.
The victims were identified as Md Moniruzzaman (33) and his younger brother Jubaidul Islam (30). They were sons of Noor Islam from Sherpur's Sadar upazila, reports our Mymensingh correspondent.
Quoting locals, Sub-Inspector of Bhaluka Highway Police Md Mohsin said the brothers, both shoe traders, were going to Dhaka to buy shoes. They were traveling in a pick-up van taken from Sherpur.
However, suddenly around 3:30am, a truck hit their van from behind, critically injuring both.
They were taken to Bhaluka Upazila Health Complex where on-duty doctors declared them dead. Police have recovered the bodies and handed them over to the family.
Police have seized the pick-up van but its driver fled the scene. A case has been lodged in this regard.
In Tangail, two people were killed and five others were injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Rasulpur area of Sadar upazila yesterday.
The deceased are Shah Alam Hossain Selim (40), of Mirzapur, and Mizanur Rahman Sheikh (28) of Morolganj in Bagerhat, reports our Tangail correspondent.
Quoting witnesses, Sub-Inspector Motiur Rahman of Elenga Highway Police Outpost said the accident took place on the Dhaka-Tangail highway around 7am. The force of the collision left the driver of the truck and supervisor of the bus dead on the spot.
Upon information, fire service and civil defence personnel rushed to the spot, rescued the injured people and sent them to Tangail General Hospital.
Police seized both the vehicles, the SI added.
A kilometres long tailback of several hundred vehicles was created for around one hour due to the accident, locals said.
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