5 killed in road crashes

At least five people were killed in separate road crashes in Uttara and Khilkhet areas of Dhaka city and Sripur area of Rajbari town.

Two pedestrians were killed as a truck ran over them at an intersection in front of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city early Monday.

The deceased are Dalim, 20 and Mobarak, 30.

An iron rods-laden truck lost its control near the Dhaka airport intersection and hit the island nearby, severely injuring the two pedestrians, said assistant commissioner of Dhaka north traffic division, Zulfiqar Jewel.

In another incident in Khikhet area of the city, Bulbul Hossain, 22, son of Rajab Aliof Ishwarganj upazila in Mymensingh district, was killed and two others—Sagor, 22 and Kamrul, 22 -- were injured in a road crash on 300-feet road in Khilkhet area.

Md Shahjahan Kabir, assistant sub-inspector of Khilkhet police station, said a team of police rushed to the spot and found the three young men critically injured inside a damaged CNG-run auto-rickshaw.

Quoting the ASI, news agency UNB said the injured were later rushed to a hospital where physicians declared Bulbul dead, said the adding.

In Rajbari, two motorcyclists were killed as a truck rammed their motorcycle in Sripur area of the town on Sunday night, says another UNB report.

The deceased are Shanto, 25, son of Rajab Ali of Dhunchi village and Hridoy, 25, son of Md Siddik of Godar bazar area.

Police said that the accident took place around 10:30am when the truck hit the motorcycle, leaving the two motorcyclists dead on the spot.

Police seized the truck but the driver and helper managed to flee the scene.