Road crashes kill 4
Four people including a child were killed and five others injured in separate road accidents in Lalmonirhat, Chapainawabganj, Kishoreganj and Comilla yesterday.
Our correspondent from Lalmonirhat reports: A man was killed in road accident at Sindurmoti village of Lalmonirhat sadar upazila yesterday.
The victim was identified as Momen Miah, 45, son of Mollah Haque at Sindurmoti village of Lalmonirhat Sadar.
Police said the accident took place when a Rajarhat-bound truck from Barobari Bazaar hit Momen while he was returning home after praying Juma prayers, leaving him injured seriously.
He died on the way to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
The truck and its driver managed to flee away from the spot.
Our correspondent from Chapainawabganj adds: An elderly indigenous woman was killed and four others were injured in a road accident at Battola of Nejampur of Nachole upazila in Chapainawabganj yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Shukur Moni, 70, wife of Raichand of Golmashna village under Niamotpur upazila in Naogaon.
Police said the accident occurred when a Chapainawabganj-bound bus from Nachole collided head-on with a speeding truck in Battola area under.
Of the injured, two were admitted to Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital and two serious injured were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
A correspondent from Kishoreganj says: A child was killed in a tragic road accident as a bus hit and another bus crushed under its wheel while the child was crossing the Dhaka-Kishoreganj highway in Pakundia yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Tanjina Akter, 5, daughter of Fazar Ali of Bahadia village in Pakundia.
Agitating people caught the two busses and drivers of the buses were handed over to police.
UNB from Comilla adds: A covered van helper was killed and its driver injured when the van collided head-on with a truck on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Korpai in Burichang upazila yesterday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Police said the accident occurred around 5:00am when the Dhaka-bound covered van from Chittagong collided head-on with the goods-laden truck coming from the opposite direction, leaving the van helper dead on the spot.
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