At least 12 people were killed in road accidents in Gazipur, Sylhet, Bagerhat,Narsingdi, Gaibandha and Narayanganj districts yesterday.
Our Gazipur correspondent reports: Four people including a woman were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck at Kodda in the city.
Police said a Dhaka-bound bus of Ajmeri Paribahan collided head on with a truck coming from opposition direction around 6:45am, killing four on the spot.
Sylhet correspondent said three people were killed when a bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw at Bolaura on the Sylhet-Sunamganj Road.
M Rahmatulla, deputy commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan police, said the accident took place at noon.
Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Bagerhat correspondent said a young cricketer was killed and two other were injured as a bus hit their motorcycle at Khanka Sharif on Khulna-Bagerhat Highway in Sadar upazila.
The deceased was identified as Mahrul Islam Richi, 16, son of Monir Hossain, councilor of Ward No- 7 of Bagerhat municipality. Richi was a player of Bagerhat district under 16 cricket team and took part in the SSC examination this year.
Officer-in-Charge of Bagerhat Model police station Tozammel Haque said the accident occurred when Richi, along with his two friends- Ziaur Rahman Prince, also a player of Bagerhat under-16 cricket team, and Shahriar Nazim was going to Bagerhat town riding a motorcycle.
A speeding bus knocked down their two-wheeler at Khanka Sharif area, leaving the trio injured on the spot.
Later, local people rescued them and whisked off to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital.
Richi succumbed to his injuries on his way to Khulna Medical College Hospital.
Narsingdi correspondent said two including a college student were killed in an accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway.
The deceased were identified as Ruena Akter,18, student of Narsindi Technical and BM College and Monir Hossain,20, CNG driver.
SI Ataur Rahman of Hatkhola Highway police outpost said the accident took place when a passenger bus of Tisha Paribahan rammed into the CNG run auto-rickshaw in the area, leaving two dead on the spot.
Gaibandha correspondent said a youth was killed as passenger bus hit him on the Gaibandha-Sadullapur Road in Shimultala area.
The deceased was identified as Mominul Islam, son of Abul Kashem in the area.
Zia Latiful Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadullapur police station said the accident had taken place when a the bus hit Mominul, leaving him dead on the spot while he was crossing the road.
In Naraynganj, a motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in Jalkuri area on the Dhaka-Narayanganj link road.