Schoolboy run over by truck in Jashore
A schoolboy was killed on the spot after a truck ran his bicycle over at Natun Khayertala area in Jashore Sadar upazila around 10:30am yesterday.
The deceased is Mohidul Islam Leon, 13, son of Mahabubur Rahman of the upazila. He was a seventh-grader at Jashore Dawood Public School and College.
The accident occurred while Leon was going to school, said Sub-inspector Moniruzzaman of Kotwali Police Station, quoting locals.
Police rushed to the spot and sent his body to Jashore General Hospital morgue for autopsy. The truck driver fled the scene with the vehicle.
Meanwhile, at least five people were killed and 11 injured in other accidents in three districts during the last two days, our correspondents and news agencies report.
In Pabna, a college teacher was killed and 10 were injured after a microbus collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sabujpara area of Chatmohar upazila around 2pm yesterday.
The deceased is Chameli Rani (50), a lecturer at Chaikola Degree College.
Officer-in-Charge of Chatmohar Police Station Sheikh Nasir Uddin, quoting locals, said Chameli was returning home from her college by the auto-rickshaw.
When the auto-rickshaw reached Sabujpara bridge, a speeding microbus collided with the vehicle, he said.
After the collision, the auto-rickshaw fell into a roadside ditch, killing Chameli on the spot. The microbus then collided with a tree, he added.
At least 10 passengers of both vehicles were injured. On information, police rushed to the spot and rescued them.
Critically injured Abdur Rahim was admitted to the upazila health complex. The microbus driver fled after the crash.
In Sirajganj, onion traders Md Abdul Aziz (58) and Dulal Hossain (35) were killed after a truck hit them at Sharishakola Bazar of Shahzadpur upazila yesterday, said police, quoting locals.
Police rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies. The truck driver fled the scene with the vehicle.
In Kushtia, two people died and one was injured after their motorbike fell into a pond at Kuthipara intersection in Khoksha upazila around 11:30pm on Monday night.
The deceased are Zia (40) and Hasan (30). Police recovered the bodies and sent them to Kushtia General Hospital morgue. Injured Shafi Sardar was admitted to a local hospital.
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