News Desk :
At least eleven people were killed and twenty people left injured in separate road accidents in six districts of the country.
The accidents that took place between Monday night and Tuesday afternoon.
In Sirajganj, four people, including two of a family were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Nalka area. The incident took place on Tuesday morning when a freight truck — which was carrying the passengers– turned upside down critically injuring the four, said OC Khairul Islam of Hatikumrul police station.
The deceased, Ali Akbar, 40, his wife, Nurjahan Begum, 28, Sohel Rana Hossain, 22 and an unidentified woman were taken to the hospital, where they died while undergoing treatment, confirmed Residential Medical Officer (RMO) Faridul Islam of Sirajganj General Hospital.
“We seized the truck but the driver and his assistant fled the spot,” said OC Khairul.
In Moulvibazar, two people were killed and nine others were injured when the microbus they were riding lost control and got crashed on Gobindabati area of Rajnagar upazila.
The deceased, Afroza Hossain Nishu, 35, and Badruzzaman, 45, both teachers of a private college in Dhaka and the rest remained unidentified till the filing of this report.
“The microbus carrying at least 13 passengers was travelling to Rajshahi to celebrate eid holidays with their respective families but due to a sudden brake dysfunction fell victim of the accident on Tuesday morning, said Rajnagar police station OC Abul Hasem.
The injured were taken to Moulvibazar Sadar hospital for treatment, added the OC.
In Jessore, a motorcyclist was killed when his motorcycle collided head-on with a brick-kiln tractor on the Chowgacha-Kotchadpur road on Tuesday morning.
The deceased, Rakib Hasan, 27, was a sales officer, confirmed Chowgacha police station OC Rifat Khan.
In Habiganj, a prisoner named Moyna Miah, 28, was killed in a road accident, when he was returning to his home at Ajmiriganj upazila from the Habiganj prison.
“His bail order came at the evening on Monday and when he took a three-wheeler to return to his home around 10pm, it collided head-on with a truck, he died on the spot,” said Sadar Model police station OC Masuk Ali.
In Gazipur, two people were killed when a covered truck hit and ran them over on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway of Sreepur upazila on Tuesday around 12pm.
The deceased, Rina Begum, 38, and Mehedi Hasan, 45, were crossing the road when a speedy motorcycle hit and injured Rina. While Mehedi Hasan, 45, tried to rescue her from the accident, another speedy vehicle, a covered van hit and ran them over killing them on the spot, police say.
Confirming the incident, Maona Highway police outpost OC Monjurul Islam said: “We are making drives to arrest the responsible people and legal actions will be taken against them.”
In Tangail, at least one person was killed and six others were injured when the pick-up van they were riding lost control and turned turtle on the Dhaka-Tangail highway on Tuesday afternoon around 3pm.
“The injured were taken to Tangail General Hospital for treatment, said Elenga Police Outpost SI Adam Ali.
“The identities of the deceased and injured six could not be identified yet,” added the SI.
