In Tangail, Bacchu Mia, 50, a resident of Khorok village, Bhuiyanpur upazila, was run over by a bus while crossing the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Jokarchar area around 2:30pm. He died on the spot.
In Natore, three people were killed and 12 others injured when a truck collided with a bus in Manikpur area of Baraigram upazila.
Of the deceased, one was identified as the truck driver Abdur Rahim, Helal Uddin and Majid Mia. All of them are residents of Sochuapur, Bhuapur upazila.
In Rangpur, a bus lost control over the steering at Lahirirhaat and hit a rickshaw-van and at last plunged into a roadside ditch. The rickshaw-van driver Jahurul and his passenger Nuru died on spot. Five people were also injured in the accident.
In Lakshmipur, a madrasha student was killed and his two brothers were injured as their microbus fell into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Lakshmipur Highway in Charchamita area in Sadar upazila in the morning.
The deceased was identified as Asad Bin Anwar, 19, son of M Anwar Hossain, resident of Raipur upazila of the district.
