Nine killed in road accidents
Nine people were killed and 39 others injured in separate road accidents across the country in the last two days.
Our correspondent in Sirajganj reports: Three people were killed and 15 others injured in three separate road accidents in Sirajganj yesterday morning.
At around 6:00am, a Bogra-bound bus from Dhaka skidded off the road and fell into a roadside ditch in Nalka area on Dhaka-Bogra highway, killing one Shahidul Islam, 25, of Muradpur in Comilla on the spot and injuring 15 others.
The injured were rushed to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital and different local clinics.
In another accident, a bus helper was crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck at Hatikumrul on the same highway at around 6:30am while he was crossing the road.
The victim was identified as Benu Ghosh, 30, a helper of a bus of Shyamoli Parihbahan.
In the other accident, a schoolboy was knocked down by a Mymensingh-bound bus from Bogra in Ghurka Beltola area under the same upazila at around 8:30am while he was going to the school.
The victim was identified as Bhutto, a class ten student of Ghurka Beltola High School.
Our correspondent in Gaibandha adds: A man was killed and 18 others were injured in a road accident on Hili-Govindaganj road yesterday.
The accident occurred when a Govindaganj-bound passenger bus lost control and fell into a roadside ditch after breaking the railing of a vulnerable bridge.
The deceased was identified as Entaz Ali, 45, of Chalk Govindapur.
Locals rushed to the spot and sent seven critically injured to Govindaganj Health Complex.
Our correspondent from Kishoreganj adds: A man was killed and another was injured in a road accident when a speeding Kishoreganj-bound bus rammed a rickshaw van on Kotiadi-Kishoreganj road at Amlitola in Kishoreganj town yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Ronju, 26, a carpenter of Moria village in Kishoreganj Sadar while the injured was Nazrul Islam, 32, the rickshaw van puller.
Locals rushed injured Nazrul and Ronju to Kishoreganj Sadar Hospital where on duty doctors declared Ronju dead. Hospital sources said the state of Nazrul Islam is critical.
BSS adds: A primary school teacher was killed when a paddy-laden trolley hit him at Mahananda bridge toll plaza in Chapainawabganj yesterday.
The victim was identified as Monirul Islam, 56, of Chamagram Government Primary School at Chapainawabganj Sadar.
“He was killed on way his back home from Chapainawabganj Primary Teachers' Training Institute (PTI) after attending a training session there,” police told BSS.
Our Correspondent in Magura adds: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident near Moghi area on Magura-Jessore highway yesterday.
The victim was identified as Baser Mondol, 55, of village Moghi under Magura Sadar.
The accident occurred when a Jessore-bound bus of Eagle Parihbahan knocked him down while he was going to Magura town riding on a motorcycle.
A correspondent from Chapainawabganj adds: An elderly man was killed and five others injured in a road accident on Chapainawabganj-Nachole road at Dhinagar in Chapainawabganj Sadar on Thursday night.
The deceased was identified as Md Mohiuddin, 60, of Laxmipur village.
The accident occurred when a straw-laden Baroghoria-bound power trolley lost control and fell into a roadside ditch at about 8:00pm.
Six injured were rushed to Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital where Mohiuddin succumbed to his injuries yesterday morning.
Other injured are Rozibul, 40, Shafiqul, 35, Zillur Rahman, 50, Monirul Islam, 42, and Monsur, 55.
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