Road crashes kill 12, injure 6

Countrywide road accidents killed 12 people and injured six others yesterday and Monday.

Our Bogra correspondent reports, six people died and five others were injured when a truck hit a three-wheeler on Bogra-Noagaon road in Shekhahar area of Kahalu upazila on Monday.

The deceased were Tara Mia, 36, Modhu Mia, 42, Abdur Rahman, 25, Delwar Hossain, 45, Lokman Ali, 32 and Shaja Mia, 35, of Gaibandha.

In Adamdighi, two persons died and another was injured when a tractor hit a motorcycle on Nashratur-Muruil road in Kahalu upazila.

The deceased were Abdul Majid, 30, of Khariakandi village and Ahsan Habib Pasha, 35, of Kashimala village.

Our Bhola correspondent reports, Md Sohag, 24, of Gozaria Bazar area died when a bus collided head-on with a pick-up van on Bhola-Charfassion road near Daori Bazar area in Lalmohan upazila yesterday.

Our Thakurgaon correspondent reports, Nur Mohammad, 70, of Bhomradaha Dangipara village died when a truck hit his bicycle from behind on Thakurgaon-Pirganj road in Bhomradaha village on Monday.

Our Chapainawabganj correspondent reports, Rehena parvin, 35, of Bagdanga village died of suffocation as one end of her scarf caught into wheels of the running auto-rickshaw at Monakasha Bazar of Shibganj upazila yesterday.

Our Chuadanga correspondent adds Karom Ali, 46, of Esshor Chandrapur village died when a bus hit his motorcycle on Jibannagar-Darshana road in Darshana municipality area of Damurhuda upazila yesterday.