5 killed in road crashes across country

Five people were killed in separate road crashes across the country in the last two days.

In Joypurhat Sadar upazila, a man was killed and another was injured in an accident yesterday.

The deceased is Dowlat Ali (58) of the upazila, and the injured is Razu Mia.

Quoting  witnesses, police said Razu Mia was heading to Naogaon's Damoirhat  upazila on his motorcycle.

As he reached Jitarpur, he hit Dowlat while crossing the road. He died on the spot.

Locals rescued Razu and rushed him to Joypurhat Modern Hospital.

In Thakurgaon Sadar, two people were killed and four injured in a head-on collision between a truck and three-wheeler on Thakurgaon-Panchagarh highway at Bhulli village on Thursday.

The deceased are Khalilur Rahman (60), driver of the three-wheeler, and Parvez (35) of Kumarpur village.

Md Keramat Ali, OC of Moidandighi Highway Police Station, said the accident occurred around 11:30pm.

Injured Akhter Hossain (35), Supiar Rahman (40), Azijul Islam (45) and his wife Hasina Begum (40) from Panchagarh's Boda upazila took treatment at Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital.

A case was filed with Thakurgaon Police Station in this regard, the OC said.

In Faridpur, two people were killed when an auto-rickshaw overturned  and caught fire after being hit by a speeding truck on Dhaka-Khulna   highway on Thursday night, said police.

The accident occurred around 9.30pm in Arkandi area in Madhukhali upazila, said Kankan   Biswash, officer-in-charge of Kanaipur Highway Police Station.

One passenger died on the spot and another was declared dead by doctors at the upazila health complex, he said.

The identities of the deceased could not be known, reports UNB.

"The truck has been seized and legal action will be taken in this regard," said the OC.