Road crashes killed four in Gazipur

Four people were killed in road accidents on Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh highways, in Gazipur district, on Friday, reports UNB.

Two of the deceased were identified as Zakir Hossain, 24, and Abu Tayeb Moon, 23, of Nandail upazila of Mymensingh district while the identities of the other two could not be confirmed.

Rokon Mia, sub-inspector of Bason Police Station, said Zakir and Abu Tayeb were killed on spot when a speeding bus hit the motorbike they were on at the Chourasta area of Gazipur on Friday evening.

Meanwhile, the other two victims died on spot when an unidentified vehicle ran them over on Dhaka-Tangail highway around 11.00pm, said Faruk Hossain, sub-inspector of Bason Police Station.

Police rescued the bodies and took them to Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy.