At least nine people have been killed and 21 others injured in separate road accidents in six districts across the country on Friday and Saturday.
In Bogra, three people have died in two separate accidents. One person died when a tree fell over him while he was riding on a motorcycle, and two others were killed in a truck and auto-rickshaw in the district’s Shahartali area on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as – Anisur Rahman , 55, Shamsul Haque, 45 and Sushanto Kumar Sarker, 40.
Sadar police station OC Badiuzzaman and Dupchania police station OC MIzanur Rahman confirmed the news.
In Panchagarh, two people died and 6 others were injured in three separate accidents on Saturday evening.
Two people died when the driver of a tractor loaded with bricks lost control. A number of people were also injured.
The deceased were identified as the driver Mansur Ali, 42 and his assistant Chhatrish Chandra 38.
Panchagarh Deputy Commissioner Sabina Yeasmin went to see the deceased and the injured at Adhunik Sadar Hospital.
In Lalmonirhat, one motorcycle rider was killed and another injured on Friday night, as a Burimari-bound train crushed their motorcycle at Kakina Kazirhat Rail Crossing in Kaliganj upazila.
The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam Azad, 38, president of Awami League’s Gajaghanta union unit in Rangpur. The injured is Atikuzzaman Titu, 40, from the same area.
Confirming the matter to Dhaka Tribune, Rangpur Medical College Hospital Police Outpost Inspector Abidur Rahman said: “The accident took place when Azad and his companion were heading to Gangachara upazila of Rangpur from Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila.”
According to UNB reports, in Thakurgaon, two people including a minor died in separate road accidents in Ranisankail and Sadar upazila.
The deceased were identified as Habibullah, 6, son of Tayab Ali of Chandanhot village in Ranisankail upazila, and Abdul Awal, 32, son of Saikat Ali of Haripur upazila.
A micro-bus hit Habibullah while he was crossing a road in Ranisankail around 2 pm, killing him on the spot, said Abdul Mannan, officer-in-charge of Ranisankail Police Station.
In another incident, Abdul Awal died when a tractor hit his motorcycle in the Shibganj area of Sadar upazila, killing him on spot and injuring his wife, said Ashikur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.
In Naogaon, a man was killed and two others sustained injuries when a bus hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw on Potnitala-Sapahar road in Patnitala upazila around 7:30 am.
The deceased was identified as Dudu Mia, 50, driver of the auto-rickshaw.
Officer-in-charge of Patnitola Police Station Porimal Kumar Chakrabarti said they seized the bus but its driver managed to flee.
The injured were admitted to the Upazila Health Complex.
In Dinajpur, at least 11 people were injured in two separate road crashes in the Sikdarhat and Mohanpur Bridge areas in the district.
A tractor collided head-on with a motor-cycle injuring two, according to the Police Control Room of the district.
The duo were referred to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital from a local hospital when their condition worsened.
In another incident, a tractor hit a micro-bus, injuring nine people, while it was coming from Fulbari to Dinajpur near Mohanpur Bridge around 1:30 pm.
