Ten people were killed and 20 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Narshingdi, Lalmonirhat, Tangail, Comilla and Jhenaidah on Thursday.
In Dhaka, an unidentified man was killed at Tejgaon industrial area while a pregnant woman was critically injured at Banani in road accidents on the day.
Police said an unidentified man, aged about 35-year, was killed when a speeding truck hit him while he was crossing the road near Agriculture Science Institute at about 5:30am.
The helper of the bus driver was arrested but the driver managed to flee.
The body of the victim was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for post-mortem examination.
In another mishap, Minara Akhter, a 30-year-old pregnant woman, was critically injured when a speeding pick-up van knocked a CNG-run three-wheeler in which she was going to Farmgate.
Local people and traffic police rescued unconscious Minara from the scene and sent her to DMCH as her condition deteriorated.
In Narsingdi, three people including one woman were killed and three others injured in a road accident near Bhatpara area in sadar upazila of the district early on Thursday.
Among the dead, one was identified as Mohammad Mintu, 35, son of Sanaullah of Jhartola village in sadar upazila. The identities of the others could not be known immediately.
Police said the accident occurred when a Ghorashal-bound CNG-run three-wheeler from Panchdona collided head-on with a covered-van from Tongi. The three died on the spot.
Police took the bodies to sadar hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was filed with sadar police station. The drivers of both the vehicles managed to flee.
New Age correspondent in Lalmonirhat reported that two people were killed in separate road accidents at Barokhata of Hatibandha upazila and Court Toli area of Patgram upazila on Wednesday night.
Police recovered the two dead bodies and sent them to Lalmonirhat sadar hospital morgue for autopsy.
The two killed persons were identified as Dulal Miah, 45, son of late Abdul Jobbar, of Court Toli village of Patgram upazila and Monsur Ali, 32, son of Hamid Mollah, from Dowani village of Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat.
Police said the accident took place when a Bogra-bound stone laden truck knocked jute trader Dulal Miah when he was crossing the road at Court Toli area.
Dulal Miah was critically injured and died on the way to Patgram upazila health complex.
Transport worker Monsur Ali was killed when a speeding truck ran him over while he was crossing the road at Barokhata in Hatibandha upazila.
Two separate cases were lodged with Patgram and Hatibandha police stations.
Our Tangail correspondent said that a motorcycle rider was killed in an accident on Tangail-Mymensigh highway under Kalihati municipal area on Thursday morning.
Kalihati police station officer-in-charge Mohammad Yunus Miah said the accident took place when a Tangail-bound truck collided head-on with the motor bike, killing bike rider on the spot. Police seized the truck but its driver managed to get away.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Jobbar, son of Haji Marfot Ali of Pach Bethor village in Tangail Sadar upazila.
New Age Jhenaidah correspondent reported that a helper of a bus was killed and 15 passengers injured in a road accident in Jhenidah on Thursday morning.
The injured were taken to Kaliganj upazila health complex. The dead was identified as Palash Hossain, 24, son of Babul Gazi of village Salua under Chowgachha upazila in Jessore.
Police said that the accident occurred when a Chowgachha-bound night coach from Dhaka collided head-on with a Jhenidah-bound truck carrying cement at Kaliganj on Jhenaidah-Jessore highway.
Following the accident, traffic movement on the highway remain suspended for nearly two hours from 6:00am.
The injured persons were admitted to different local hospitals and clinics. A case was filed with respective police station in this connection.
Our correspondent in Comilla reported that a girl and her grand father were killed and another was critically injured in a road accident at Khojoriya Kapastola area on Comilla-Chandpur Road in Borura upazila on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Dula Mia, 60, and his nine-year old grand daughter Ruma Akter.
Witnesses said the accident occurred when a Chandpur-bound microbus plunged into a roadside ditch when its driver lost control over steering at Kapastola at about 9:30am.
Source : New Age
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