Road crashes kill two, injure 10

At least two people were killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka and Khulna yesterday.
UNB from Keraniganj reports: A bus helper was killed and 10 passengers were injured when two busses collided head-on on Dhaka-Mawa road at Kadampur in South Keraniganj yesterday.
The dead was identified as Mufizul Islam, 15.
Police and witnesses said the accident occurred at about 1:30pm when a Mawa-bound bus collided with a Dhaka-bound bus, killing Mufizul, helper of the Mawa-bound bus, on the spot and injuring 10 passengers.
Police seized two buses, but the drivers managed to flee.
The injured were rushed to local hospital and clinics.
Staff correspondent from Khulna adds: One person was killed in a road accident on BIDC Road at Khalishpur in the city yesterday.
The dead was identified as Sirajul Islam, 50, a security guard of the closed Khulna Newsprint Mills.
The accident occurred as he was run over by a BRTC passenger bus while he was crossing the road.
Police seized the bus but driver Liton Sheikh had managed to escape soon after the accident.