3 killed in Chandpur road accidents

Three people including a second-grader have been killed in separate road accidents in Chandpur.

The incidents occurred in Chandpur sadar and Kachua upazilas on Wednesday afternoon.

In Chandpur sadar upazila, a second-grader, Sweetey, daughter of Abdul Mannan of Sobhanpur village, was killed after being run over by a bus in the Sobhanpur area around 3:30pm.

Chandpur sadar police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nasim Uddin said: "We have recovered the body and seized the bus. However, the driver managed to flee the scene."

In Kachua upazila, Two riders of a motorbike were killed when the bike collided with a truck in the Shimultali area. 

Kachua police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Waliullah said: "Following the accident, locals took the injured men- Babu, 26, and Mohiuddin, 25- to Kachua upazila health complex, where the on-duty physician declared them dead on arrival."