At least three people, including a law enforcer, were killed in three separate road accidents in Sherpur, Comilla, Sirajganj and Faridpur.
A nine-year-old boy was killed after a truck ran him over in Sherpur’s Kalibari area under the Jhinaigati upazila, yesterday. Witnesses said a speeding truck ran over Jony Sheel while he was riding his bicycle over to meet his father at around 10am, leaving him dead on the spot.
He was a class three student of the Chenguriya Government Primary School.
Following the incident, agitated locals detained the driver and barricaded the road, in protest. Later, police recovered the driver from the agitated locals. Sub-Inspector Fazle Elahi of the Jhinaigati police station confirmed the incident.
In Comilla, a micro-bus ran over a police constable on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Thursday night.
Md Delwar Hossain, 52, succumbed to his injuries on the way to Dhaka for treatment. Officer-in-Charge Abu Salam Mia of the Daudkandi model police station said Delwar was first taken to the Gouripur Hospital from where the doctors referred him to the capital.
The micro-bus was detained but the driver managed to flee, the OC said, adding that a case had been filed with the police station.
A school student, Mohammad Ali, 13, was killed when a bus ran him over in Sirajganj’s Belkuchi area on the Sirajganj-Belkichi-Enayetpur road at around 8am, yesterday. Police said Ali died on the way to hospital, adding that a case had been filed.
In Faridpur, two officials of Medi Plus Toothpaste, Faridpur Branch, were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Barisal highway, early yesterday.
Highway police said a microbus coveying Mahbubur Rahman, 32, and KG Mostafa, 45, lost control and fell into a roadside ditch. The duo died on the spot and two others, including the driver, were injured, they added.