Road accidents kill seven, injure 21
At least seven persons were killed in separate road accidents in Dinajpur, Pabna, Rajshahi, Sirajganj and Jashore districts in the last two days, while 21 others suffered injuries.
In Dinajpur, a motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in Parbatipur upazila yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Aktarul Islam, 40, of Basudebpur village in the upazila, said police.
The accident took place when Aktarul's motorcycle collided head on with another bike in Parbatipur-Phulbari road, killing him on spot.
In Sirajganj, a member of Bangladesh Army was killed and 13 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Sadar upazila on Friday, according to UNB.
The deceased was identified as Zahidul Islam, 28, Lance Corporal of Bangladesh Army and posted at Ghatail Cantonment in Tangail.
In Rajshahi, two women were killed after being hit by a speeding truck in Puthia upazila on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Suruji Biswas, 35, and Sheuli Biswas, 25, both from Dhananjoypara village in the upazila.
Officer-in-Charge of Puthia Police Station Sakil Uddin Ahmed said the truck hit a human haulier and the two passengers fell on the road. They died on spot.
Six others including five female passengers and the driver of the human haulier were injured in the incident. One of the injured women was rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital with critical injuries, said police.
In Pabna, a motorcyclist and his wife were killed as his vehicle lost control and rammed into a roadside tree on Chatmohor-Tebunia road in Chatmohor upazila on Friday, UNB reports.
The deceased were identified as Monirul Islam, 45, assistant accountant of Faridpur LGED office and his wife Afroza Khatun, 35.
Quoting witness, Officer-in-Charge of Chatmohor Police Station Nasir Uddin said, Monirul's motorcycle skidded off the road and hit a tree around 4:30pm, leaving the couple dead on spot.
In Jashore, van driver Zahanur, 40, of Monirampur upazila, was killed while two others were injured as the van collided head-on with a truck on Jashore-Chuknagar road in the upazila. No further details were known immediately.