At least 11 people were killed in separate road accident across the country in last three days.
A tragic road accident left at least three people killed in Bogra yesterday. Witnesses said a Dhaka bound SR Plus Paribahan bus from Rangpur collided head-on with a truck at the Bonani intersection of Bogra at 3pm, leaving three people dead on the spot. Both vehicles fell on to a roadside ditch after the collision, they added.
Superintendent of Police Mozammel Haque of Bogra confirmed the news.
A man was killed after being run over by a train at the Tongi railway junction on Saturday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known. Sub-Inspector of Tongi railway police outpost Emdad Hossain told that they recovered the body and sent it to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for au-topsy, adding they suspected that the deceased was a drug addict.
Elsewhere in Barguna, an unlicensed motorcyclist Mashiur Rahman Azar, a student of class IX at Patuakhali Government Jubilee School, ran over Abdul Motaleb, 44, leaving him spot dead on Friday afternoon at the Fakirbari area of Amtali upazila.
Azar, who lacked the necessary papers, including a driving license, was riding from Kuakata to Patuakhali.
Police arrested Azar, seized his vehicle and sent Abdul’s body to a local hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was lodged with the Amtali police station in this regard.
At least two people were killed and five others were injured as a Dhaka bound passenger bus struck a three-wheeler at Pachgaon village, Mirzapur upazila on Gorai-Shakhipur highway in the district on Satur-day.
The deceased, two sisters, were identified as Amena Begum, 30, and Anna Begum, 25, of Itahata village, Joydebpur upazila, Gazipur.
Assistant Sub-Inspector of Banshtail police outpost Alauddin said the accident took place at Panchgaon Hossain Market area of Banshtail union. Both the sisters succumbed to their injuries at Mirzapur Kumudini Medical College Hospital, while two of the injured were admitted to Savar Enam Medical College Hospital.
A motorcycle rider Shipon, 22, was killed as he lost control and hit a graveyard wall on Tangail-Delduar road on Friday evening.
Officer-in-Charge of Tangail police station Nazrul Islam confirmed the news.
Also on Friday, a minor boy was ran over by a pickup, while crossing the Dhaka-Bangabandhu Setu highway to perform the Eid-ul-Fitr prayer.
The deceased Nahid, 7, of Vatkura Uttorpara in Sadar upazila was a class two student of Hatila Govern-ment Primary School, Officer-in-Charge of Tangail police station Nazrul Islam said.
Following the accident, agitated locals vandalised five CNG-run auto rickshaws and blocked the highway for one hour.
On the other hand, a truck ran over a motorcycle at Malauri area, Madhupur upazila on Friday morning, leaving the motorcycle rider dead on the spot and another critically injured.
Officer-in-Charge of Madhupur police station Mojibor Rahman said the deceased was identified as Rashid Lalon, 35, of Bekarkona village of the upazila.
Elsewhere at Natia Para, Delduar upazila, a woman fell off a running motorcycle on the Dhaka-Bangabandhu Setu highway on Friday morning and died on the spot. Officer-in-charge of Delduar police station Chan Miah confirmed the death.