Road crash claims four lives

Four people were killed in Bogura and Chapainawabganj districts in separate road accidents on Friday, according to UNB.

In Bogura, two were killed after their motorcycles collided head-on at Chikashi of Dhunat Upazila in the morning.

The deceased were Raihan Ali, 35, son of Khoka Miya of Chikasi; and Mahi, 14, son of Monzurul Islam of Gosaibari.

Ismail Hossain, officer-in-charge of Dhunat police station, said the accident took place around 10:00am on the Chikasi-Gosaibari Road.

They were critically injured in the head-on collision.

The physicians pronounced them dead when locals took them to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.

In Chapainawabganj, a motorcyclist – Mintu Master, 50, son of Sekandar Ali of Shibganj Upazila – was crushed to death by a train at Ghion of Nachole Upazila in the morning.

Selim Reza, officer-in-charge of Nachole police station, said a train hit Mintu around 8:00am. Locals rescued him and first took him to Nachole Upazila Health Complex.

He was later taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 1:30pm.

In a separate accident, a rickshaw van puller – Mainul Islam, 45, son of Daot Ali of Godagari Upazila in Rajshahi – was killed after being hit by a speeding truck at Jonakipara of Nachole upazila in the afternoon.

Selim Reza, Nachole OC, said the van puller and one of his passengers were injured in the accident around 3:00pm.

He succumbed to his injuries at Nachole Upazila Health Complex.