7 killed in road accidents

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UNB, Dhaka :Seven people were killed and 25 others injured in separate road accidents in Natore, Dinajpur and Manikganj district on Thursday.In Natore, Three people were killed as a damaged truck overturned on the road in Atrai bridge toll plaza area of Singra upazila early Thursday.The deceased could not be identified immediately. Police said the accident took place when the damaged truck overturned on the road breaking a jack liver while it was being repaired in the area around 12:30am, leaving one person dead on the spot and two others injured. The injured died on the way to Sadar Hospital.Wazed Ali Khan, officer-in-charge of Singra Police Station, confirmed the incident.In Dinajpur, Three people were killed and 25 others injured as a bus hit a road side tree loosing control over its wheel in Raniganj area of Ghoraghat upazila in the early morning.The deceased was identified as driver Sultan Ali and Abdus Salam. Nuruzzaman Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Ghoraghat Police Station said the Dinajpur-bound ‘Insaf Paribahan’ bus from Dhaka hit a roadside tree as it lost control over its wheel while giving side a truck in the area around 4:30am, leaving two dead on the spot and 26 others injured. The injured were taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital and another died on the way to hospital.In Manikganj, an unidentified man was killed as a BRTC bus crushed into him while he was getting on it on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in bus stand area of the district town around 9am. Aminur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Manikganj Sadar Police Station, confirmed the accident.

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