7 killed in separate road crashes
At least seven people were killed and eight others injured in separate road accidents in Sylhet, Cumilla, Rajshahi and Joypurhat districts on Saturday, reports UNB.
In Sylhet, at least three people were killed and four others severely injured in a collision involving three vehicles on Sylhet-Sunamganj road at Gobindaganj in Chhatak upazila on Saturday afternoon.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Chhatak police station officer-in-charge Atikur Rahman said a Sunamganj bound bus collided head-on with two auto-rickshaws near Sada Bridge in the area around 3:00pm, leaving the trio dead on the spot and four others severely injured.
Later, the injured were taken to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital, added the OC.
In Cumilla, two workers of a factory were killed and two others severely injured as a covered van hit a roadside shop at Nuritala in Chandina upazila on Saturday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
Iliatganj highway police outpost's SI Manirul Islam said some workers of Ayesha Jute Mills of the area took shelter inside a roadside shop as rain started while they were going to their workplace.
The accident took place when the covered van hit the shop after its driver lost control over the steering around 12 pm, leaving the duo dead on the spot and the other two others severely injured.
Later, locals took the injured to Chandina Health Complex.
Police seized the covered van from the spot.
In Rajshahi, a young man was killed and two others injured critically as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj road in Kadipur area of Godagari upazila in the morning.
The deceased is Nasim, 25, hailing from Chapainawabganj district.
Godagari Model police station officer-in-charge Jahangir Alam said that the accident took place around 6:30am when the Chapainawabganj-bound 'National Travels' bus fell into the ditch after its driver lost control over the steering, leaving the youth dead on the spot and two other people injured.
In Joypurhat, a bicyclist was killed as a sand-laden tractor hit him on Nengapir-Ishopur road at Sagunachora village in sadar upazila.
The deceased is Abdul Gafur, 58, son of late Tazi Uddin of Chandrakola village of Dhamoirhat upazila in Naogaon.
Joypurhat police station officer-in-charge Md Muminul Haque said the accident took place when a tractor hit the victim when he was returning his home on his bicycle in the morning.