A total of 11 people were killed in separate road accidents in four districts on Sunday.
Khulna
Around 11pm near the Rupsa Bypass Road, a truck collided with a car, killing its three passengers. The collision also killed two pedestrians nearby. Police impounded the truck and are working to identify the deceased. The driver has not been apprehended.
Gazipur
Sunday morning, a motorcycle carrying three, collided with a bus, instantly killing the ill-fated three. Two were killed on the spot, and the third was declared dead when taken to a hospital.
The deceased have been identified as Raja Babu, 18, Johnny, 17, and Shakib Hossain, 17. All three were students at Prof Shahjahan Ali College. The accident took place at Itahata in Konabari at 10am. Police have impounded the PalashParibahan bus and arrested the driver.
Narsingdi
Two motorcyclists were run over by a covered van Sunday afternoon on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Narsingdi. Both were killed on the spot. Locals detained the driver and handed him to the police. The two deceased have been identified as Roxy and Rabbi, both residents of Madhabdi. The accident took place outside the Meherpur UP office.
Tangail
A bus ran over a pedestrian on the Tangail-Aricha Road in Nagarpur on Sunday afternoon when he was crossing the road. According to eyewitnesses, Shahidul – the deceased- was crossing the road when a speeding bus from Village Paribahan ran over him.
The driver has been arrested and the bus has been impounded.
Hedait Hossain from Khulna, Raihanul Islam Akand from Gazipur, Asaduzzaman from Narsingdi, and Abdullah Al Numan from Tangail contributed to this report
