5 killed in road accidents
Five people were killed and 27 others injured in separate road accidents in Sylhet, Dinajpur, Gaibandha and Netrakona yesterday.
Our staff correspondent in Sylhet reports: A bus helper was critically injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with another bus at Chenger Khal Bridge on Sylhet-Salutikor highway.
The victim, identified as Abdul Gani, 26, succumbed to his injuries while being rushed to the Osmani Medical College Hospital.
In another accident, Akkas Miah, 55, was killed on the spot when a Sherpur-bound passenger bus from Sylhet hit the autorickshaw he was travelling in at Lalabazar on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in the afternoon.
The critically injured autorickshaw driver had been rushed to the Osmani Medical College Hospital, but the bus driver managed to escape. Police seized both the vehicles.
Our correspondent in Dinajpur adds: A man was killed and 25 others were injured in a road accident at Chirirbandar upazila in Dinajpur yesterday.
The dead was identified as Md Abdul Barek, 30, driver of a passenger bus.
The accident occurred when two passenger buses collided head-on at Champatali village at about 3:30pm.
The injured were rushed to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital, Khansama Health Complex and Saidpur Government Health Complex.
The condition of 15 was stated to be critical.
Our correspondent in Gaibandha adds: A man was killed and two other pedestrians were injured when a microbus hit them at BTC intersection on Rangpur-Bogra highway yesterday.
Witnesses said a Bogra-bound microbus hit three pedestrians who were waiting for a bus on the roadside.
The dead was identified as Nuru Mia, 40.
The injured were rushed to Palashbari Health Complex.
Our correspondent in Netrakona adds: A bicyclist was killed in a road accident on Netrakona-Madan road at Haskuri under Madan upazila in the district yesterday.
The dead was identified as Nolini Kanto, 35.
The accident occurred when a Netrakona-bound passenger bus knocked his bicycle.
Police seized the bus but the driver managed to flee.
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