Ten killed in road accidents
At least ten people were killed and three injured in road accidents in three districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
In Bogura, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver and three of its passengers were killed after a bus hit the vehicle from behind on Dhaka-Bogura highway in Sherpur upazila around 5:30am, said highway police.
The accident happened in front of Majhira check-post.
The deceased are Shaha Jamal (40), the auto-rickshaw driver; Harej Uddin (40); Suday Kumar Mohonta; and Kalidas (70). Of them, three died on the spot and another on the way to a hospital, said Baniul Anam, traffic inspector of Sherpur Highway Police Camp. Police handed the bodies over to the families.
Although such auto-rickshaws are banned on highways, they keep on plying, resulting in frequent accidents. Locals alleged that these vehicles mostly run from 5am to 8am.
However, Inspector Anam said, "In the morning, auto-rickshaws refill gas from filling stations beside highways. At that time, drivers may take some passengers on request."
Meanwhile, two people died after a Bogura-bound truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw from behind on Bogura-Naogaon regional highway in Dupchanchia upazila.
The accident occurred in Tishigari area around 2pm, said OC Hasan Ali of Dupchanchia Police Station.
Auto-rickshaw driver Robiul Islam Rasel (35), and Muktar Hossain (37) died instantly, he said.
In Jhenidah, three persons were killed and two injured in a road accident on Kaliganj-Kotchandpur road in Patbila area yesterday afternoon.
The deceased are Soubhik Biswas (28), Sohel Hossain (27) and Akram Hossain (40).
The accident occurred when a motorbike hit another oncoming motorcycle while overtaking a bus, said Sheikh Mamunur Rashid, officer of Kaliganj Fire Station. At that time, another bike hit the two vehicles, he said quoting witnesses.
Soubhik died on the spot while Sohel and Akram in a hospital.
In Faridpur, a woman was killed and a rickshaw-puller injured as a truck hit the rickshaw on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Sadar upazila. The deceased is Naziran Begum (58) of Joykail village in Saltha upazila.
The accident occurred around 10:15am in Gangabordi area when the truck ran over the rickshaw carrying the woman, said Karimpur Highway Police Station OC Md Shajalal, quoting witnesses.
Naziran died on the spot. The rickshaw-puller was admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital. Police seized the truck but the driver fled the scene, the OC said.
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