Six killed in road accidents
Six people, including a child and an elderly man, were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Chittagong, Dinajpur, Gaibandha and Brahmanbaria on Saturday and yesterday.
Our staff correspondent reports: A child was crushed under the wheels of a motorbike at Dakhhin Keraniganj in Dhaka yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Chan Miah, 3, son of Md Khokan Miah of Khejurbagh in Dakhhin Keraniganj.
The motorbike ran over him around 12:30pm while was playing in front of his house.
Local people took the victim to Mitford Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared him dead.
Operation Officer of Dakhhin Keraniganj Police Station Monirul Islam said the accident took place when a local youth Rocky lost control over the bike as was carrying two others on back seats.
Our staff correspondent from Chittagong reports: Two youths were killed when a bus collided head-on with a motorcycle on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Badamtali area under Mirsarai upazila yesterday.
The deceased are Chhotan Majumder, son of Kanu Majumder and Milan, son of Nur Alam.
Mirsarai Police Station Sub-Inspector Mohammad Ibrahim said the accident occurred around 11:50am while the duo were travelling towards the port city.
Our Dinajpur correspondent says: A shallow-run three-wheeler hit an elderly man's bicycle on Khansama-Dinajpur road at Pakerhat in Khansama upazila yesterday.
The victim was identified as Md Mozammel Haque, 60, son of late Afzal Sarker of Lakkhipur village of the upazila.
He succumbed to his injuries at Dinajpur Medical College at noon.
Our Gaibandha correspondent reports: A motorcycle rider Abdul Momin was killed and his co-rider Moinul Hossain was severely injured when a speeding tractor crashed their bike on Bogra-Rangpur Highway at Panthapara yesterday noon.
Our Brahmanbaria correspondent reports: A motorcyclist was killed and another injured when a speeding truck knocked the bike from the opposite direction on Akhaura Land Port road at Nrayonpur village in Akhaura upazila Saturday night, police said quoting witnesses.
The deceased was identified as Kibria Chowdhury and the injured his friend Manik Mia.
Kibria succumbed to his injuries on the way to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital.
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