At least six persons were killed in road accidents in Cox’s Bazar, Jhenaidah, Jamalpur, Dhaka and Kishoreganj districts on Friday and Saturday.
Our Cox’s Bazar correspondent reports: A child was killed in an accident in Ukhia upazila of the district Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Saima Akter, 6, daughter of Nurul Alam in Bat-tali village under Razapalong union of the upazila.
According to sources, the accident took place as a passenger bus hit Saima on the Cox’s Bazar-Tecknaf road in front of the upazila health complex, leaving her dead on the spot while she was crossing the road.
When contacted, Zahidul Kabir, officer-in-Charge of Ukhia police station confirmed the incident.
Our Jhenaidah correspondent adds: A farmer was killed as a fertilizer laden trolley hit him in Bhaturia village under Harinakundu upazila Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Mofazzel Hossain, 50, son of Bholaj Uddin.
Moheshpur police station Officer-in-Charge Mohibul Islam said the accident had taken place as the trolley had hit Mofazzel, leaving him dead on the spot.
A case was filed with Harinakundu police station in this connection.
Our Jamalpur correspondent reports: Two vegetable traders were killed and another was injured as a train hit a pick-up van carrying the traders on Mukul Bazar level crossing in the district’s Sadar upazila Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Dulal Miah, 38, and Samej Ali, 36, of Charbhatkura village in Dhanbari upazila of Tangail.
Quoting locals, police said the pick-up van with the traders on board was going to a tomato wholesale market at Nandina Bazar in Jamalpur Sadar upazila from their village.
The accident occurred when the Chittagong-bound Nasirabad Express coming from Jamalpur railway station struck the vehicle on the level crossing, leaving three people, including its driver, critically injured.
Dulal and Samej succumbed to their injuries on the way to Jamalpur General Hospital while driver Palash, 32, was later referred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital from the general hospital as his condition deteriorated.
The news agency UNB reports: In Dhaka, an unidentified young man was killed as a speeding vehicle knocked down him at Kakoli intersection under Banani police station in the city Saturday.
Contacted, Sub-inspector Ashraf-uz-zaman of the police station said on information, he recovered the body from the east side of Banani railway station near Kakoli crossing in the morning. Quoting witnesses, the SI added an unspecified vehicle ran over the victim while he was trying to cross the road at 6:15 am. He died on the spot.
The body was sent to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue.
In Kishoreganj, one person was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in Khilpara Biswa Road area in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Sourav, 22, a resident of Alor Mela area of the district town.
Abdul Malek, officer-in-charge of Kishoreganj Model Thana, said a motorcycle carrying the trio collided head-on with a tractor in the area when they were going to Kishoreganj from Hosenpur upazila at 9:00 pm, leaving Sourav dead on the spot and two others injured. The injured were rushed to a local hospital
