Road accidents kill 6

At least 6 people were killed and 55 others injured in separate road accidents across the country yesterday.

In Mymensingh, Sub-inspector Mizanur Rahman Mister, 45, of Bahmanbaria Sadar Police Station, was killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a microbus and a truck on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, police said.

The injured were admitted to different hospital.

In Dinajpur, garment worker Bilkis Akhter, 23, died at a local hospital after sustaining critical injuries when her husband's motorbike collided with a bicycle in Khansama upazila, police quoted locals as saying.

In another incident in Dinajpur, Md Foyzullah, 64, was killed on spot after being hit by a tractor trolley in Phulbari upazila on Wednesday, police said. 

In Habiganj, college student Kapil, 23, Khokon, 23, and another unidentified youth were killed as a bus lost control and ran off the cliff in Nabiganj upazila, police said. The incident injured five others.

Also in Sylhet, 40 people were injured when a bus skidded off the cliff in Golapganj upazila, reports our correspondent.

One passenger alleged that the driver was talking on his mobile phone while driving.

The injured were taken to a local hospital.