5 killed in road crashes

Five people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Rajshahi and Gazipur yesterday and on Wednesday.

In Rajshahi: Two persons were killed when a bus hit a motorbike at Katakhali area on Rajshahi-Natore highway under Katakhali Police Station in the city yesterday.

The dead could be identified as Papun Ahmed, 32, son of Abdul Wahab and Abdul Hadi, 30, son of Mohammad Kalimuddin, both of Takinagar village under Bagatipara Upazila in Natore district. Zillur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Katakhali police station, said the motorcyclist and his companion met their tragic end while they were on way to Natore around 2.30 pm. They critically injured two persons were immediately rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where the attending doctors declared them dead.

However, the driver and helper fled the scene with the bus. A case was recorded with the said police station in this connection and efforts are on to trace out the bus, the police officer said. Meanwhile, in Gazipur, three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and two others injured when a bus hit an auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Kapasia-Monohardi road at  Ghagotiachala in Kapasia upazila on Wednesday.

The deceased were Hena Akter, 38, wife of Shafiqul of Barishabar Gao village, her daughter Mansura Akter, 10, of Kapasia upazila and Jibon Chandra Barman, 40, son of Jagadish Barman of Kushadia village in Sripur upazila.

The accident took place around 6:30pm when a bus of ‘Samrat Paribahan’ from Dhaka hit the auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction, killing the three on the spot and injuring two others, said Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kapasia Police Station. The injured were taken to Monohardi upazila Health Complex.

 

5 killed in road crashes

Five people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Rajshahi and Gazipur yesterday and on Wednesday. In Rajshahi: Two persons were killed when a bus hit a motorbike at Katakhali area on Rajshahi-Natore highway under Katakhali Police Station in the city yesterday. The dead could be identified as Papun Ahmed, 32, son of Abdul Wahab and Abdul Hadi, 30, son of Mohammad Kalimuddin, both of Takinagar village under Bagatipara Upazila in Natore district. Zillur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Katakhali police station, said the motorcyclist and his companion met their tragic end while they were on way to Natore around 2.30 pm. They critically injured two persons were immediately rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where the attending doctors declared them dead. However, the driver and helper fled the scene with the bus. A case was recorded with the said police station in this connection and efforts are on to trace out the bus, the police officer said. Meanwhile, in Gazipur, three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and two others injured when a bus hit an auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Kapasia-Monohardi road at Ghagotiachala in Kapasia upazila on Wednesday. The deceased were Hena Akter, 38, wife of Shafiqul of Barishabar Gao village, her daughter Mansura Akter, 10, of Kapasia upazila and Jibon Chandra Barman, 40, son of Jagadish Barman of Kushadia village in Sripur upazila. The accident took place around 6:30pm when a bus of Samrat Paribahan from Dhaka hit the auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction, killing the three on the spot and injuring two others, said Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kapasia Police Station. The injured were taken to Monohardi upazila Health Complex.