At least two people were killed and 27 injured in separate road accidents in Rangpur and Dinajpur yesterday.
Our Correspondent from Rangpur adds: Two people were killed and four others injured in a road accident on Rangpur-Dhaka highway at Boiriganj under Mithapukur upazila at midnight last night.
Police said, Sirajul, 28, and Reza, 30 of Salaipur under Mithapukur upazila were killed when a truck rammed into a restaurant at Boiriganj Bazar. Four others taking snacks at the restaurant were injured.
The accident occurred when the driver lost his control over its steering.
Our correspondent from Dinajpur reports: At least 23 people, including three children, where injured in road accident on Dinajpur-Rangpur highway at Bekipul under Chirirbandar upazila, police said.
Police said the accident occurred when two speedy passenger buses collided head-on, leaving 23 people injured on the spot.
Locals rushed the injured to Saidpur Health Complex. Of them, five have been shifted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) as their condition deteriorated, doctors of Saidpur said. They are Resma, 14, Rupali, 12, Jadu Miah, 22, Abdul Jalil, 40, and Md Azmal Hossain, 35.
Eight others are being treated at Saidpur upazila health Complex while 10 were released from Saidpur Hospital after first aid.