Road Accidents: Three teens among nine killed in a day
Nine people were killed in road accidents in five districts in a day yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.In Bogura, three teenagers lost their lives as a motorcycle they were riding hit a milepost in Ekdala intersection area in Gobindaganj upazila.
Suman Mia (16), son of Mozzafar Hossain, died on the spot; Md Abdullah (18), son of Shahjan Ali, succumbed to his injuries at Gobindaganj Upazila Health Complex while Md Sakib (16), son of Sariful Islam, at a Bogura hospital, said police.
Locals said Sakib and Suman were 10th-graders of a local high school.
"The motorbike was heading towards Panitala from Rajabirat with high speed," said Boiragihat Police Station Sub-inspector Sikandar Ali.
The accident happened as the rider lost his control over the bike, the SI quoted witnesses as saying.
In Gopalganj, a truck hit a tree beside Dhaka-Barishal highway at Charposhornadi in Muksudpur upazila, leaving two people -- including the truck driver -- dead.
Shahin Maltay (32) from Jhenidah and Sojib Mridha (33), the trucker from Khushtia, were killed instantly, said police.
In Faridpur, a rickshaw-van puller was killed on the spot as a truck ran him over on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Bhanga municipality area.
The deceased -- Lutfar Kazi (35) -- was from Bhanga.
Police seized the truck but the driver managed to flee.
In Chapainawabganj, a truck hit a bicycle ridden by two students in Mahanada Bridge area of Sadar upazila, leaving them dead.
Mosatfizur Rahman (20) and Minarul Islam (20) were students of Chapainawabganj Polytechnic Institute, said police.
Sadar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mozaffor Hossain said the accident occurred while the two were returning homes from the institute.
The truck driver and helper fled the scene.
In Dinajpur, a teenager was killed and two were injured as a motorcycle they were riding collided with a tractor in Birol upazila.
The deceased -- Swadhin Barman (17), son of Nitai Chandra Barman -- was from Dharmapur, Birol.
Sumon Chandra Barman (15) and Kartik Chandra Barman (15) were undergoing treatment at M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital in Dinajpur.
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