Road crashes kill 12 in five districts

Road accident illustration by Prothom Alo
Road accident illustration by Prothom Alo

At least 12 people were killed in road accidents in Kishoreganj, Sherpur, Jashore, Jhenaidah and Chuadanga districts on Tuesday, reports UNB.

In Kishoreganj, four people were killed and 30 others injured in a triangular collision between two buses and a truck in Gangkulpara area on Kishoreganj-Bhairab road in Katiadi upazila in the evening.

One of the deceased was identified as Abdul Barik, of Asthabarga village in the upazila.

Katiadi police station officer-in-charge Abu Shama Md Iqbal Hayat said two buses of Ananya Paribahan collided head-on.

Later, a truck crashed into the buses, killing two people on the spot.

The injured were taken to hospital where two of them died.

In Sherpur, two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured when their bike crashed into a roadside tree in Sadar upazila in the morning.

The deceased were identified as Hekmat Mia, 18, and Aziz Mia, 17, of Badateghoria village in Sadar upazila.

Monirul Alam Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Sherpur police station said Hekmat died on the spot while Aziz succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital.

In another accident, Abdul Quadir, 60, of Uttar Kapasia village, was killed when a battery-run auto-rickshaw fell into a roadside ditch on the way to Gozakura area in Nalitabari upazila.

Bashir Ahmed Badal, officer-in-charge of Nalitabari police station, said Quadir was declared dead after being taken to Nalitabari Health Complex.

In Jashore, two people, including a minor, were killed as a bus hit a motorcycle in Mallikpur area of Jhikargachha upazila on Jashore-Benapole highway.

The deceased were identified as Ifatara, 9, daughter of Ismail Hossain of Mallikpur village, and Tariqul Islam, 24, of Bottola village in the upazila.

Sub-inspector Titu Kumar Nath, in-charge of Navaron highway police outpost, said the motorcycle rammed two pedestrians after a bus hit it, leaving Tariqul dead on the spot.

The child was taken to Jashore General Hospital where physicians declared her dead.

In Jhenaidah, a motorcyclist Abdullah Al Sohan, 35, a resident of Gabtolapara in Kotchandpur upazila was killed when his motorcycle hit a parked truck by the road at Raigram of Kaliganj upazila.

Sheikh Mamunur Rashid, station officer of Kaliganj fire service station, said critically injured Sohan was taken to Kaliganj Health Complex where doctors pronounced him dead.

In Chuadanga, two motorcyclists were killed in two accidents in Damurhuda and Sadar upailas in the afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Julfikar Ali, 42, of Houli village in Damurhuda upazila, and Mehedi Hasan Palash, 34, of Kapashhatia village in Harinakundu upazila.

According to locals, Julfikar died on the spot when a truck hit his motorcycle near the Darshana Filling Station in Damurhuda.

The other rider died as a car crashed into his bike at Noymile in Sadar upazila.