At least 6 killed in road crashes

At least six people were killed in two road accidents in Dhaka’s Dhamrai upazila and Cumilla’s Chouddagram upazila on Wednesday, reports news agency UNB.

In Savar, three people were killed after a bus rammed into a van on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Sutipara in Dhamrai upazila.

The deceased are van-puller Abdul Jabbar, Samad, and Abdul Fakir, of the upazila’s Dharia village.

The accident took place around 9:00am, said Dipak Kumar Saha, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dhamrai police station.

The OC also said a speedy bus hit the van from behind, killing its driver and two passengers on the spot.

Police recovered the bodies and sent them to a local hospital for autopsy, he added.

In Cumilla, a cattle-laden truck overturned on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway on early Wednesday, killing three people and six cows.

The deceased are Anwar Hossain, Samiul Islam and Khokon Mia. They are residents of Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur upazila.

The accident took place at Chiura of Chouddagram upazila around 6:00am.

The men were killed on the spot, said Abul Kalam, in-charge of Miabazar highway police camp.

Police recovered the bodies and sent them to Cumilla Medical College Hospital for autopsy, the cop added.