Road crashes kill 4
Four people were killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents in Madaripur, Comilla and Satkhira yesterday.
A correspondent from Madaripur reports: A bus driver was killed and 10 others were injured in a road accident on Haji Shariatullah Bridge on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Madaripur early morning yesterday.
The dead was identified as Faruq, 26, driver of the bus.
Witnesses and hospital sources said the accident occurred when a Barguna-bound bus of Sugandha Paribahan from Dhaka collided head-on with a Dhaka-bound truck carrying goods from Jessore on Haji Shariatullah Bridge, leaving Faruq and 10 others injured. Bus driver Faruq was rushed to Faridpur Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at 11:30am.
Meanwhile, one person identified as Rajib, 28, was killed in a road accident at Kazirtek ferry ghat on Wednesday night.
The accident occurred when a trawler hit his motorcycle while he was trying to get on Kazirtek ferry, leaving him injured seriously. He succumbed to his injuries on the way to Madaripur Sadar Hospital.
A correspondent from Comilla reports: A man was killed in a road accident at Kanda area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Daudkandi upazila yesterday.
The dead was identified as Monu Miah, 35, of Rampur village in Titas upazila. Police said the accident occurred when a speedy passenger bus ran over Monu Miah while he was crossing the road.
He was rushed to Daudkandi Thana Health Complex where an on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Comilla highway police sent the body to Comilla Medical College Hospital for postmortem. Police seized the bus but the driver managed to escape.
Our correspondent from Satkhira adds: An old man was killed in a road accident on Kashipur-Patkelghata road near Barakashipur village in Tala upazila yesterday.
The dead was identified as Abdur Razzak Mani, 65, son of late Sabed Ali of village Barakashipur in Tala upazila.
Quoting local people police said the accident occurred when a trolley knocked Razzak down while he was crossing the road, leaving injured seriously.
He was rushed to Sadar hospital in critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries.
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