Road crashes kill seven in four dists
Seven people were killed in road accidents in four districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondent and a news agency.
Our Dinajpur correspondent reports, a motorcyclist was killed and his pillion rider injured as their motorcycle collided head-on with a tractor at Pulhat Bazar in Khansama upazila yesterday, said witnesses.
Badhan Islam (20), son of Hamidul Islam from Baniyapara village in Saidpur upazila, Nilphamari, died on the spot.
The injured -- Niloy (20) from the same area -- was being treated at a Saidpur hospital.
Earlier on Friday, Abdul Hamid (55) from Hasimpur village in Khansama was killed after a speeding bike hit him at the village in the evening.
UNB reports, at least four persons have been killed in two separate road accidents in Khulna and Satkhira, police said yesterday.
In Satkhira, two brick kiln workers were killed after a tractor hit them in the town's Taltola area yesterday morning.
The deceased were identified as Maanirul Islam (40) and Mohammad Ali (35) from Bakchara village in Sadar upazila.
Quoting witnesses, Sadar Police Station Sub-Inspector Mehedi said the accident occurred around 5am while the victims were on their way to a brick kiln.
The two died on the spot, the official said, adding that the bodies were sent to Satkhira Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
In Khulna city, two men were killed when a truck hit their bike in Arongghata on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Miraz (28) and Mohamad Fahad (26) from Barishal.
The accident occurred around 11:30pm when a Ruphsa Bridge-bound truck hit the bike, killing the biker and the pillion rider instantly, said Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of Arongghata Police Station.
The news agency from Barishal reports, a motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a bus on Dhaka-Barishal highway yesterday.
The deceased -- identified as Mubarak Hossain Hawlader (60) from Pangsha area in Sadar area -- was a retired field officer of National Security Intelligence, said Babuganj fire station leader Nuruzzaman Sharif.
According to locals, a Dhaka-bound Sakura Paribahan's bus hit the motorbike at a place between Barishal Cadet College and Palli Bidyut Samity office, leaving him dead on the spot.
However, another source said the motorbike was first hit by a sand-laden truck. When he fell on the road, the speeding vehicle ran him over.
Locals stopped the bus in Rahmatpur Bridge area but the driver and the helper managed to flee.
Barisal Metropolitan Airport Police Station OC Zahid Bin Alam said the body was recovered from the spot and legal action will be taken.
ROAD ACCIDENTS IN BANGLADESH
Road accidents in Bangladesh continue to claim hundreds of lives every year.
At least 484 people were killed and 673 injured in 427 road accidents in January this year.
According to Road Safety Foundation (RSF), accident rates jumped by 25.58 percent and fatalities by 8.76 percent in January this year compared to the same period last year.
At least 445 lives were lost in 340 road accidents in January 2020, according to RSF.
In a report released in February 2020, the World Bank said Bangladesh needed to invest an estimated extra $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities.
The report attributed the high death rate on Bangladesh's roads to lack of investments in systemic, targeted, and sustained road safety programmes.
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