At least nine people were killed in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Savar and Mymensingh yesterday.
Five people were killed as a CNG-run auto-rickshaw crashed into a jeep at Bariura in Sarail upazila on Dhaka-Sylhet highway yesterday afternoon.
The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Highway police said the accident took place around 3 am when the Dhaka-bound Pajero jeep smashed the auto-rickshaw, leaving three auto-rickshaw passengers dead on the spot and two others injured.
The injured – a minor boy and a woman – succumbed to their injuries when they were taken to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital.
Meanwhile, four people were killed in separate road accidents in Savar of Dhaka and Mymensingh districts.
In Savar, two motorcyclists were killed as a truck rammed a motorbike carrying them near Amin Bazar in Savar upazila in the morning.
The deceased identified as Ujjal, 22, son of Yusuf Ali and Naim, 22, son of Abdul Hamid hailed from Motra village in Basail upazila of Tangail district.
Witnesses said the Dhaka-bound truck hit the motorbike from behind on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in front of Bharkuta around 7am, leaving Ujjal dead on the spot and Naim injured.
Critically injured Naim was rushed to Enam Medical College Hospital, Savar, where doctors declared him dead.
Officer-in-charge of Savar Police Station Mostafa Kamal confirmed the incident.
In Mymensingh, two other motorcyclists were killed when a bus of Shyamoli Paribahan hit their motorcycle on Mymensingh-Sherpur Highway at Emadpur in Phulpur upazila at noon.
The deceased were identified as Ety and Sumon. The accident took place when they were going to Tarakanda from Phulpur.