Five killed, 70 injured in road accidents
Five people were killed and 70 people injured in separate road accidents in Patuakhali and Netrakona yesterday.
Our correspondent in Patuakhali reports: Three people, including two women, were killed and 50 people injured in a road accident on Patuakhali-Barisal highway yesterday.
The dead were identified as Kakoli, 45, Sumaiya Akhter Urmi, 13, and Shah Alam, 45.
Urmi was coming to Patuakhali town with her parents as her grandfather died.
The accident occurred at about 5:00pm when a Kuakata-bound passenger bus from Barisal lost control and hit a roadside tree.
The injured were rushed to different hospitals and clinics in Patuakhali and Barisal.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Reaz Ahmed visited the spot.
Our correspondent in Netrakona adds: Two people were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident on Netrakona-Kalmakanda highway at Bahadurkanda at Kalmakanda in the district yesterday.
The dead were identified as Ali Ahmed, 45, and Halima Begum, 40.
The accident took place when a Kalmakanda-bound passenger bus lost control and fell into a roadside ditch.
Seriously injured Akter Hossain, 48, Salma Khatun, 35, Abdul Jabbar, 60, Nirmal, 17, and Jahad Ali, 55, were rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.
The other injured were admitted to Netrakona Sadar Hospital and Kalmakanda Upazila Health Complex.
Police seized the bus but the driver managed to flee.
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