Road accidents kill 10
Ten people were killed in countrywide road accidents yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
In Dinajpur, two teenagers died as a tractor hit a motorcycle they were riding in Birganj upazila.
Maruf, 16, and Rana, 15, succumbed to their injuries on the way to Birganj Upazila Health Complex, police said quoting families.
The incident happened at Beltoli village while the two -- both ninth-graders -- were going to nearby Atrai riverbank, they said.
In another incident, Kamruzzaman Nayan, 17, was killed after a pickup hit a bicycle he was riding in Parbatipur upazila.
Police said Nayan, who passed SSC exam, was going to take admission in Shaheed Smrity Adarsha Degree College.
In Mymensingh, three people were killed as a lorry hit a truck from behind on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Mehrabari area of Bhaluka upazila.
Taijul Islam, 30, the lorry driver; Bablu Mia, 22, his helper; and Taher Uddin, 47, a fish trader, died on the spot, said Sub-inspector Abdus Salam deployed at Bhoradoba Highway Police Outpost.
In Narayanganj, a battery-run auto-rickshaw driver died when a bus collided with the vehicle on Demra-Narayanganj road in Siddhirganj area.
Babul Mia, 60, from Demra, was killed instantly, said Shahin Parvez, officer-in-charge of Siddhirganj Police Station.
He also said law enforcers seized the bus but the driver and helper fled.
In Chattogram, a transport worker was killed as a bus hit another bus from behind in the city’s Chandgaon area.
Mohammad Yousuf, 36, from Lakshmipur, died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), said Assistant Sub-inspector Alauddin Talukdar at CMCH Police Outpost.
The driver that hit the bus carrying Yousuf fled the scene.
In Natore, a rickshaw-van puller died on the spot when a truck hit him from behind in Ahmedpur Bazar area of Boraigram.
The deceased -- Gofur Hossain, 55 -- was from Bagrom village in Sadar uapzila, said Dilip Kumar Das, officer-in-charge of Boraigram Police Station.
In Thakurgaon, a motorcyclist was killed as his bike and a three-wheeler collided at Maraldoba village in Sadar upazila.
Saiful Islam Sumon, 35, from Krishnapur village in Dinajpur, died on the spot, said police.
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