3 killed in Sirajganj road crash

Three people, including a man and his son, were killed as a truck hit a pick-up van on Bangabandhu West Bridge connecting highway in Kamarkhanda upazila early yesterday.

The deceased were identified as Idris Ali, 60, his son Manju Hossain, 28, residents of Enayetpur village and pick-up van driver Raju Hossain, son of Titu Hossain, a resident Santosh village in Tangail district. Abdul Hamid, deputy assistant director of Sirajganj Fire Service, said the accident took place as the stone-laden truck hit the Dhaka-bound van from behind, leaving the trio dead on the spot.

On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Sirajganj 250-bed specialized Bangamata Sheikh FazilatunnesaMujib General Hospital for autopsy.

Meanwhile, an elderly man was killed as a microbus crushed him in Kasba upazila of the in Brahmanbaria on Friday. The deceased was identified as Johirul Haque Bhuiyan, 70, hailed from Syeedabad area in the upazila. Local people said the accident took place this noon in Tin Lakh Peer area on Cumillah-Sylhet Highway. He died on the way to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital. Officer-in-Charge of Kasba Thana Abdul Malek said they seized the microbus.

 

3 killed in Sirajganj road crash

Three people, including a man and his son, were killed as a truck hit a pick-up van on Bangabandhu West Bridge connecting highway in Kamarkhanda upazila early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Idris Ali, 60, his son Manju Hossain, 28, residents of Enayetpur village and pick-up van driver Raju Hossain, son of Titu Hossain, a resident Santosh village in Tangail district. Abdul Hamid, deputy assistant director of Sirajganj Fire Service, said the accident took place as the stone-laden truck hit the Dhaka-bound van from behind, leaving the trio dead on the spot. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Sirajganj 250-bed specialized Bangamata Sheikh FazilatunnesaMujib General Hospital for autopsy. Meanwhile, an elderly man was killed as a microbus crushed him in Kasba upazila of the in Brahmanbaria on Friday. The deceased was identified as Johirul Haque Bhuiyan, 70, hailed from Syeedabad area in the upazila. Local people said the accident took place this noon in Tin Lakh Peer area on Cumillah-Sylhet Highway. He died on the way to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital. Officer-in-Charge of Kasba Thana Abdul Malek said they seized the microbus.