8 killed, 11 injured in road crashes

Eight people were killed and 11 others injured in separate road accidents in Gazipur, Jhenidah and Faridpur yesterday.

A correspondent from Gazipur reports: Four people were killed and 11 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck at Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur yesterday.

Police said the accident took place when the truck was overtaking the bus of Barnali Paribahan from Gaibandha on Dhaka bypass road at Sreefaltoli at about 4:30am.

The bodies were taken to Gorai highway police outpost.

The truck driver fled the scene along with the vehicle while the bus driver also went into hiding after the accident.

Our Jhenidah correspondent says: Three people were killed in separate road accidents in the district yesterday.

The deceased are Abdul Kader Mir, 45, son of Ramjan Ali Mir, of Agmundia village of Kaliganj upazila, Liakot Hossain Mlitha, 48, son of Monsur Ali, of Kulbaria village, of Harinakundo upazila, and Rahatunnessa, 35, of Garaganj village, of Shailkupa upazila.

Abdul Kader was killed on the spot when a Jhenidah-bound speeding truck run over him while he was going to Kaliganj bazar at Keyabagan bus stand of Kaliganj upazila.

Liakot Hossain Malitha, a trader, was injured as a nosimon hit him while he was returning home at Bherakhali bridge of Harinakundo upazila on Wednesday night.

He was rushed to Harinakundo Health Complex and later shifted to Kushtia General Hospital as his condition deteriorated, where he succumbed to her injuries yesterday morning.

Rahatunessa, a NGO worker, was injured as a Nosimon knocked her at Garaganj bazar of Shailkupa upazila.

She was admitted to Shailkupa Health Complex where she succumbed to her injuries yesterday morning.

Our Faridpur correspondent adds: A pharmacist was injured when a medicine-laden covered van hit a roadside tree while he was coming back from the Dhaka Central Jail with medicine as a part of his job on the Dhaka-Khulna highway at Muksudpur in Kashiani yesterday.

The deceased is Md Abdul Awal, 45, a pharmacist of Gopalganj District Jail.

He was first admitted to Kashiani Health Complex and later shifted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital but as his condition deteriorated, he was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. On the way to DMCH Awal died.

Source : The Daily Star

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