21 killed, 54 injured in road accidents

At least 21 people were killed and 54 others injured in separate road accidents in four districts — Chattogram, Jashore, Madaripur and Rangamati — yesterday. At least nine people, including a minor and two women were killed and 11 injured as a passenger bus collided head-on with a microbus at Jangalia area of Chuniti on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway under Lohagara upazila in Chattogram early yesterday. Police and local sources said a Cox's Bazar bound bus of Relax Paribahan hit a microbus at Jangalia of Chunati in Lohagara upazila around 1:00am, leaving eight people dead and 11 critically injured. The injured were taken to Lohagara Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared one dead. The microbus was carrying local passengers and the bus was fell into a paddy field beside the highway, said police.

The victims include Abu Sayem, 22, Taslima, 20, Abdus Shukkur, 28, Hasina Momtaj, 45, Nurul Huda, 25, Sadiya, 2, Afzal Hossain Sohel, 30 and Abu Sayem, 22. All the deceased were passengers of the micro-bus.

The injured were admitted to different local hospitals in Chattogram, Mizanur Rahman, in-charge of Dohazari Highway Police Station said.

Being informed, police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies and sent the injured persons to a local hospital, said Mizanur Rahman.

In Jashore at least four people were killed and 15 others injured in two separate road crashes at Chaulia on Jashore-Khulna Highway and Jashore – Benapole Highway.

The dead were identified as Aleq Sarder, 55, of Narendrapur village under Jashore sadar upazila and Subrata Bairagi, 25, son of Subhash Bairagi of Gabukhali village under Monirampur upazila. But others were an unidentified woman aged around 32 and a male of the same age, Samir Kumar Sarker, officer in-charge, investigation, Kotwali police station said.

Three people died on the spot and 15 others wounded as a Khulna-bound truck collided head-on with a four wheeler at Chaulia under Jashore sadar upazila at around 11am while biker Aleq died near Jashore Central Bus Terminal as a bus of Rupsha Paribahan ran over him at around 1:30am.

UNB adds: In Madaripur seven people died and 30 others were injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Barishal Highway at Kolabari in Madaripur Sadar upazila yesterday noon.

The deceased were identified as Hasia, 50, resident of Amratola village, Abbas, 30, resident of Pantapara village, Nayan, 30, Ranu Begum, 30, residents of Khoiyarbhanga village, and Habi Hawlader, 50, Sharif, 13, Ambia, 65, residents of Atipara village.

Kamrul Hasan, officer-in-charge of Madaripur Sadar Police Station, said the bus carrying a group of Muslim devotees from an Urs (religious feast) in Sadarpur upazila in Faridpur plunged into the ditch breaking the railing of a bridge after being hit by a truck around 12:30pm. Three passengers died on the spot.

Later, four others died after they were taken to a hospital.

In Rangamati, a construction worker was killed and five others injured when a jeep overturned in Agoijjya of Baghaichhari upazila.

The deceased was identified as Zia Majhi, 45, of Durgapur upazila in Netrakona district.

Sub-Inspector of Sajek Police Station Kamruzzaman said 35 construction workers were going to Machalong on two jeeps.

Around 2pm, one of the jeeps overturned on the hilly road killing one on the spot.

Five other workers have been severely wounded, police said.

21 killed, 54 injured in road accidents

At least 21 people were killed and 54 others injured in separate road accidents in four districts Chattogram, Jashore, Madaripur and Rangamati yesterday. At least nine people, including a minor and two women were killed and 11 injured as a passenger bus collided head-on with a microbus at Jangalia area of Chuniti on Chattogram-Coxs Bazar highway under Lohagara upazila in Chattogram early yesterday. Police and local sources said a Coxs Bazar bound bus of Relax Paribahan hit a microbus at Jangalia of Chunati in Lohagara upazila around 1:00am, leaving eight people dead and 11 critically injured. The injured were taken to Lohagara Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared one dead. The microbus was carrying local passengers and the bus was fell into a paddy field beside the highway, said police. The victims include Abu Sayem, 22, Taslima, 20, Abdus Shukkur, 28, Hasina Momtaj, 45, Nurul Huda, 25, Sadiya, 2, Afzal Hossain Sohel, 30 and Abu Sayem, 22. All the deceased were passengers of the micro-bus. The injured were admitted to different local hospitals in Chattogram, Mizanur Rahman, in-charge of Dohazari Highway Police Station said. Being informed, police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies and sent the injured persons to a local hospital, said Mizanur Rahman. In Jashore at least four people were killed and 15 others injured in two separate road crashes at Chaulia on Jashore-Khulna Highway and Jashore Benapole Highway. The dead were identified as Aleq Sarder, 55, of Narendrapur village under Jashore sadar upazila and Subrata Bairagi, 25, son of Subhash Bairagi of Gabukhali village under Monirampur upazila. But others were an unidentified woman aged around 32 and a male of the same age, Samir Kumar Sarker, officer in-charge, investigation, Kotwali police station said. Three people died on the spot and 15 others wounded as a Khulna-bound truck collided head-on with a four wheeler at Chaulia under Jashore sadar upazila at around 11am while biker Aleq died near Jashore Central Bus Terminal as a bus of Rupsha Paribahan ran over him at around 1:30am. UNB adds: In Madaripur seven people died and 30 others were injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Barishal Highway at Kolabari in Madaripur Sadar upazila yesterday noon. The deceased were identified as Hasia, 50, resident of Amratola village, Abbas, 30, resident of Pantapara village, Nayan, 30, Ranu Begum, 30, residents of Khoiyarbhanga village, and Habi Hawlader, 50, Sharif, 13, Ambia, 65, residents of Atipara village. Kamrul Hasan, officer-in-charge of Madaripur Sadar Police Station, said the bus carrying a group of Muslim devotees from an Urs (religious feast) in Sadarpur upazila in Faridpur plunged into the ditch breaking the railing of a bridge after being hit by a truck around 12:30pm. Three passengers died on the spot. Later, four others died after they were taken to a hospital. In Rangamati, a construction worker was killed and five others injured when a jeep overturned in Agoijjya of Baghaichhari upazila. The deceased was identified as Zia Majhi, 45, of Durgapur upazila in Netrakona district. Sub-Inspector of Sajek Police Station Kamruzzaman said 35 construction workers were going to Machalong on two jeeps. Around 2pm, one of the jeeps overturned on the hilly road killing one on the spot. Five other workers have been severely wounded, police said.