At least six people were killed and 20 injured in separate road crashes in Ashulia yesterday.
The fatal incidents took place on the Abdullahpur-Baipail and Nabinagar-Kaliakoir highways.
Among the deceased, three were identified as Shafiqul Islam, 48, Abbas, 60 and Rafiqul Islam, 32 of Jamalpur area; they were all cattle traders.
Police and witnesses said a cattle-laden truck coming from Jamalpur collided head on with a truck on the Abdullahpur-Baipail highway. The three cattle traders died on the spot.
Two passengers of the truck were rescued and admitted to Savar’s Enam Medical College Hospital, where one of them later succumbed to his injuries.
Meanwhile, a bicyclist was run over by a truck on the same highway yesterday morning. The person, who could not be identified, died instantly.
On the early hours of Wednesday, two buses were involved in an accident while attempting to overtake each other near Baroipara bus stand on the Nabinagar-Kaliakoir highway.
Two passengers died when one of the buses turned turtle and 18 passengers were injured when the other bus fell into a roadside ditch.
Ashulia police station OC Mostafa Kamal said the bodies had been sent to Dhaka Medical College for post-mortem. He added that separate cases have been filed in this regard.