Road accidents killed seven persons while 70 others were injured across the country.
Among the deceased four died in Bogra, two in Mymensingh and another one was killed in Jhalakathi.
Bogra police said a Dhaka-bound bus of “SR Paribahan” collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction on the Dhaka-Bogra highway at Dhonkundi in Sherpur upazila Monday around 8:30am, leaving four dead and 15 people injured.
The deceased were the truck driver, his assistant, and two other passengers of the truck. Police seized the two vehicles.
Mymensingh police said the accident took place when a staff bus, that was carrying workers of Satchand Mills in Masterbari of Bhaluka towards their destination, turned turtle at Mollickbari as the driver of the vehicle lost control over the steering on Sunday around 10pm.
Two of the workers died on the spot while 20 people were injured.
UNB reports, a college boy was killed and 35 others were injured in a road accident on Rajapur-Bekutia road at Saturia village under Rajapur upazila in Jhalakati on Sunday.
The deceased Babu, 18, who was a student of Kaukhali Degree College.
Witnesses said the accident occurred when a recklessly driven bus crashed into a roadside tree around 2:30pm, leaving Babu dead on the spot.
Among the injured, 12 people were admitted to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in critical conditions.
