At least six people were killed and 7 others injured in five separate road accidents in Tangail in the last three days.
Two sisters 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 Saturday.
The deceased 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. On the other hand, two of the injured were admitted to Savar Enam Medical College Hospital.
A motorcycle rider was killed as he lost control and hit a graveyard wall on Tangail-Delduar road on Friday evening.
The deceased was identified as Shipon, 22, of Tangail municipality, Officer-in-Charge of Tangail police station Nazrul Islam confirmed.
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 Government 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.