As many as five people have been killed and at least six others injured in separate road accidents in Tangail.
The accidents occurred in Kalihati and Basail upazila on early Saturday, and in Mirzapur and Dhanbari upazila on Friday night.
The deceased are microbus driver Mosharraf Hossain Musa, President of Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik's (Shujan) Chapainawabganj unit Syed Shahjamal, Mirzapur businessman Samad Khan, 60, pharmaceutical sales representative Aminul Islam, 29, and Majedur Rahman, 50.
In Kalihati upazila, the Shujan Chapainawabganj president and a microbus driver were killed, and at least six injured, after being run over by an unidentified vehicle in Hatia near the Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Highway on early Saturday.
Bangabandhu Bridge East police station Sub-Inspector Kabirul Haque told the Dhaka Tribune: "The deceased were on their way to Dhaka from Chapainawabganj, when an unidentified vehicle ran them over near the Hatia area.”
After being informed of the incident, police went to the spot and sent the injured to Tangail General Hospital. Meanwhile, the bodies were taken to the police station.
In Mirzapur upazila, a sexagenarian has been killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.
The accident occurred near Ma CNG-gas Station in Bower Kumarjani village of the municipal area on Friday night.
Locals said Samad was run over by a bus heading to the northern region of the country when he was crossing the road.
He was declared dead on arrival by the on-duty doctor after locals took him to Kumudini Hospital.
In Basail upazila, Majedur Rahman was killed after being hit by a speeding North Bengal-bound truck while crossing the Dhaka-Tangail Highway on Saturday.
Majedur, a construction worker, was rushed to Tangail General Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
He was the only earning member of a poverty-stricken family.
In Dhanbari upazila, Aminul was killed near the Nalhara area, when a Dhanbari-bound truck ran over the three-wheeler carrying him on Friday night.
Dhanbari police station Sub-Inspector Forhad Ali confirmed the matter on Saturday.
