Seven killed in road crashes

Seven people were killed and six others injured in separate road accidents in the country on Sunday and yesterday.
Our Patuakhali correspondent reports, two people were killed as their motorbike fell into a ditch beside Patuakhali-Kuakata road near Bandra bus stand in Patuakhali on Sunday.
The dead are Ferdouse, 15, and Miraj, 16, of Amtali municipality.
At least six people were injured in three other accidents on the road yesterday.
Abul Bashar Talukder, school inspector of Barisal Education Board, Shahinoor Begum, a teacher, and microbus driver Rajib, were injured when the vehicle fell into a roadside ditch.
Sajib Datta and Lokman sustained injuries when their motorbike fell into a ditch in Amtali area.
Motorcyclist Abu Zafor was also injured when his motorbike fell into a roadside ditch.
Our Jamalpur correspondent adds, a schoolgirl was killed when a bus ran her over at Kumarerchar village in Dewanganj upazila on Sunday.
Roni Begum, 7, daughter of Nuruzzaman of the village, was a class-II student.
Our Pabna correspondent reports, a schoolboy was killed and five people were injured as a motorbike collided head-on with a human hauler, Nasimon, at Rooppur Jigatola Mor in Ishwardi upazila yesterday.
The deceased is Rakibul Hassan, 13, son of Shahidul Islam Malitha of the upazila, was on the motorbike. The injured were in the Nasimon.
Our Gazipur correspondent adds, an unidentified man, aged around 30, died after a car ran him over in Masterbari area of Gazipur yesterday.
A Bagerhat correspondent reports, a sixth grader was killed when an oncoming truck hit the motorbike carrying him on Kachua-Signboard road in Kachua upazila yesterday.
The victim is Sujit Saha, 11, son of Sujon Saha of the upazila.
Our Dinajpur correspondent adds, Alam Hossain, 50, of Birampur upazila, was killed as a truck hit him on Dinajpur-Birampur road in Hakimpur upazila on Sunday.