Road crashes kill 13, injure 15

Countrywide road accidents killed 13 people and injured 15 others yesterday and Friday.

Our Mymensingh correspondent reports, three people were killed and five injured when a bus collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Mymensingh-Haluaghat road in Dhali Bazar area in Phulpur upazila yesterday. The deceased were passengers of the auto-rickshaw and could not be identified immediately.

In Bhaluka upazila, Khorshed Alam, 26, of Chamiadi died when a bus rammed his motorcycle on Bhaluka-Ghatail road at Meduari yesterday.

Our Chapainawabganj correspondent reports, two people died and 10 others were injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch on Naogaon-Porsha road at Dayahar more in Porsha upazila of Naogaon yesterday.

The deceased were Torikul Islam, 30, of Arji area of Naogaon municipal and Seratul Islam, 20, of Sagrail village.

Our Dinajpur correspondent reports, Rina Roy, 30, of Baisa village died when a pickup-van ran her over in Old Bhusirbandar area of Chirirbandar upazila on Friday.

A correspondent from Chittagong reports, Wahab Ali, 50, of Shariatpur died as a lorry hit him from behind while he was crossing the road in Sitakunda of Chittagong yesterday.

Our Moulvibazar correspondent reports, Kutub Uddin, 30, of Bajkasra village died when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-Rickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Janata Bazar area under Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj.

In Sunamganj Sadar, Farhana Begum, 7, daughter of Sundor Ali of Haluargaon village died when a truck hit her while she was crossing Sunamganj-Sylhet road in Haluargaon area on Friday.

Our Thakurgaon correspondent reports, Shamim Hossain, 18, of Sangaon village died when a truck hit his bicycle on Thakurgaon-Baliadangi road in Kalmeg Vatapara village of Baliadangi upazila on Friday.

Our Gaibandha correspondent reports, Shafiqul Islam, 30, of Masta village died when a truck hit him at Fasitola on Bogra-Rangpur highway in Gobindaganj on Friday.

Our Feni correspondent adds, Ismail Hossain, 27, of Uttar Fajilpur village died as a truck ran him over when he fell off a CNG-run auto rickshaw on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Feni Bypass area yesterday.