9 Killed in road accidents across five districts
At least nine people were killed and several others injured in separate road accidents in Sylhet, Netrokona, Kushtia, Chandpur, and Gaibandha on Sunday (May 31).
Netrokona
Three members of the same family, including a mother and her two daughters, were killed and three others injured when a bus collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw in Netrokona.
The accident occurred around noon at the Challisha Bypass intersection on the Netrokona–Dhaka–Mymensingh highway.
The deceased were identified as Nurjahan Begum, 40, and her daughters, Eti, 18, and Smriti, 12, from Amli Keshabpur village under Rouha Union in Sadar upazila.
According to police and local sources, a Ruby Enterprise bus traveling from Mymensingh collided head-on with an oncoming auto-rickshaw, leaving the vehicle severely damaged. Eti died on the spot, while Nurjahan and Smriti succumbed to their injuries at Netrokona Modern Sadar Hospital.
Highway Police Inspector Aminul Islam said the bus involved in the accident had been seized, but its driver and helper fled the scene.
Sylhet
Two people were killed after a speeding bus rammed into a stationary passenger bus in Osmaninagar, Sylhet, early Sunday.
The victims were identified as Sohel, 30, driver of a Jatayat Paribahan bus, and his assistant (helper) Imon, 20.
Police said the Sylhet-bound bus was parked on the roadside near Tajpur Bazar when a speeding Saint Martin Souhardya Paribahan bus crashed into it from behind.
Sherpur Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abu Taher Dewan said the bodies had been sent to the morgue of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and legal proceedings were underway.
Kushtia
One person was killed and at least 32 others injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a bus carrying Bangladesh Army recruits in Kushtia’s Mirpur upazila.
The accident took place around noon near Talbaria High School on the Kushtia–Ishwardi highway.
According to Chourhas Highway Police Station OC Abu Obayed, the army recruits were traveling from Bogura Cantonment to Khulna Cantonment when the collision occurred.
Kushtia General Hospital Resident Medical Officer Dr. Iqbal Hasan said 32 injured people were admitted to the hospital, while one victim was brought in dead. The identity of the deceased could not be immediately confirmed.
Gaibandha
A woman was killed and at least 15 passengers injured after a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha.
The accident occurred in the Thutia Pakur area of Mahdipur Union on the Gaibandha–Palashbari road.
The deceased was identified as Rikta Begum, wife of Aijol Haque of Sahar Bazar area in Gaibandha Sadar.
Palashbari Police Station Investigation Officer Pradip Kumar said the body had been handed over to the family after legal formalities.
Chandpur
An SSC examinee was killed after being struck by a truck while riding a motorcycle in Chandpur.
The victim, Md. Joha, died in the accident around 1:30 pm in the Islampur Gachtala Badamtali area on the Chandpur–Raipur road. Another motorcyclist, Md. Sazzil, was injured and is receiving treatment at a hospital.
Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station Investigation Officer Mintu Dutta said legal procedures were underway before the body would be handed over to the family.
In a separate accident in Chandpur, pedestrian Billal Hossain was killed after being run over by a bus near Monir Filling Station in Toragar village under Hajiganj municipality on the Chandpur–Cumilla regional highway.
Billal Hossain worked as a security guard at Doctors City Scan Hospital in Hajiganj Bazar.
Hajiganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abdul Mannan said the two buses involved had been seized and legal action was being taken.