Road crashes kill 4 in two districts
Four people including a cops wife were killed in road accidents in Laxmipur and Jessore districts yesterday and on Tuesday.
In Laxmipur, three people including a child were killed and four others injured in a road accident in Charthika area under Kamalnagar upazila of the district yesterday.
The deceased are identified as Harunur Rashid, 45, son of Ali Azam, Amena Begum, 60, wife of Abul Kalam and Rinku, 4, residents of Undrchar area in Noakhali district.
Officer-in-Charge of Kamalnagar police station Akul Chandra Biswas said the accident occurred this noon when a goods-laden tractor hit an auto rickshaw in the area, leaving two passengers of the auto rickshaw dead on the spot and five others injured.
Among the injured, another died on the way to Zila Sadar Hospital.
Our Jessore correspondent adds: The wife of a policeman was killed in a road accident at Murail intersection in the district town on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Selina Begum, 38, wife of Abdur Rashid, assistant sub-inspector of Khulna Metropolitan Police.
Police sources said the couple was heading towards the district town riding a motorcycle.
When they reached Murali intersection, Selina suddenly fell on the ground from the bike around 2 pm when a speedy truck ran over her, leaving the woman dead the spot, said Abul Bashar, officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Kotwali police station.
