Road crashes claim seven lives in Jashore, Gopalganj, Sylhet

Five women, including three members of a family, were killed and 15 others injured in road accidents in Jashore, Gopalganj and Sylhet districts on Friday night and Saturday, according to UNB.

In Jashore, three members of a family were killed and three others injured in a car accident in the district town shortly after midnight.

The deceased were sisters Tonima Yeasmin Piyasha, 25, wife of Shafiqul Islam, and TanjilaYeasmin Easha, 30, wife of Sumon and their sister-in-law Tithi, 35, wife of Monjur Hossain.

Md Touhidul Islam, assistant superintendent of Jashore police, said the accident took place around 1:00am when the car hit an electric pole, leaving the trio dead on the spot.

Among the injured, the condition of three-year-old Monirul deteriorated. He was sent to Dhaka for better treatment.

In Sylhet, two students of MC College were killed after a car overturned at Tilagar in the city on Friday night.

The deceased were Nayan Das, 27, son of Iresh Das and Rubel.

Abdul Kaium, officer-in-charge of Shahporan police station, said the car overturned at 11:00pm as its driver lost control over the steering, leaving four students severely injured.

Locals rescued them and took them to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College where physicians declared Nayan dead while Iresh died on Saturday morning at the hospital while undergoing treatment.

In Gopalganj, two women were killed and 10 others injured after a bus hit a roadside tree in Dhennabari of Sadar upazila around 10:30am, said Sajedur Rahman, inspector of Boiltoli highway police.

One of the deceased was Romesa Begum, 50.