Road crash kills elderly man

An elderly man was killed and eight others injured in a road accident in Shyampur area of Kazipur upazila in Sirajganj on Friday afternoon, reports UNB.

The deceased is Alim Uddin, 70, a resident of Kumariabari village of Kazipur upazila.

Rois Uddin, station officer (SO) of Kazipur fire service and civil defense, said a Sonamukhi-bound bus knocked down an auto-rickshaw at Shyampur, leaving one dead on the spot and eight others injured.

The injured were admitted to Kazipur Upazila Health Complex for treatment, he added.