Road accidents kill four, injure six

At least four people were killed and six injured in road accidents across the country yesterday, report our correspondents. 

In Faridpur, college student Md Tarek Bapari (16) was killed and five were injured after a battery-run rickshaw collided with Tarek's motorbike at Nayrashi Jorinar Kupparia Bridge area of Sadarpur upazila around 8:45am.

Tarek, son of Siraj Bapari of the upazila, was a 12th-grader at Sadarpur Govt College.

Quoting locals, Md Sohidul Islam, chairperson of Sadarpur union parishad, said Tarek died on the spot and the auto-rickshaw fell into a roadside ditch, injuring five of its passengers.

The injured were rushed to the upazila health complex, and later, three of them were shifted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital as their condition deteriorated, he said.

In Savar, Rashid Khan (35) was killed on the spot after a speeding truck hit him while he was crossing the road at Fulbaria area around 8am, said police.

Police were trying to trace the truck and its driver.

In Rajbari, Md Hanif Biswas (37) died and one was injured after their motorbike collided with a roadside tree at Majbari area of Kalukhali upazila around 10:30am, said police, quoting locals.

The accident occurred after Hanif lost control over the vehicle. The injured pillion passenger was taken to the upazila health complex.

In Mymensingh, Mozammel Haque (50) was killed after a truck hit his motorbike at Ramgopalpur Baluakandi area of Gouripur upazila around 7am, said police, quoting locals. He was taken to the upazila health complex and was then referred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) as his condition deteriorated, they added.

Mozammel died at MMCH around 1pm. Police recovered the body and sent it to the hospital's morgue for autopsy. They also seized the truck but its driver managed to flee. A case was lodged.