10 killed in road, train accidents
UNB, Dhaka
At least 10 people were killed and 22 others sustained injuries in separate road and train accidents in Coxs Bazar, Sylhet, Bagerhat, Cumilla, Gaibandha and Rajshahi districts since Thursday night. In Chakaria of Coxs Bazar, a Star Line bus veered off the road before falling into roadside ditch last night thereby killing at least four persons and leaving nearly 20 more people injured. The identities of the deceased were yet to be known.
In Bagerhat, a worker was killed after getting hit by a private car in Kakdanga area of Fakirhat upazila on Khulna-Mawa highway yesterday. The deceased was identified as Lipu Sheikh, 32, son of Sekendar Ali of Majhidanga village in Sadar upazila.
Locals said when Lipu fell down from a running human-howler a Dhaka-bound private car ran over him, leaving him seriously injured and died on the way to Khulna Medical College Hospital.
Meanwhile, in Cumilla, an elderly man was crushed under the wheels of Dhaka-bound Subarna Express train near Mainamati rail station in Cumilla Sadar Dakkhin upazila yesterday. The deceased was identified as Gopal Debnath Das, 65, hailing from Doiara village in the upazila.
The Dhaka-bound train from Chattogram hit the man around 10 am when he was crossing the rail tracks, leaving him dead on the spot, said Sub-Inspector Meshbaul Alam Chowdhury, in charge of Cumilla Railway Police.
In Sylhet, a Saudi expatriate was killed in a road crash in Abdullahpur area of Beanibazar upazila on Sylhet-Beanibazar road on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Faruk Uddin, 40, son of Mojnu Mia of Mewa village of the upazila.
Officer in Charge (OC) of Beanibazar Police Station Aboni Sankar Kar said the accident occurred around 8 pm when an unknown vehicle collided with Faruks motorbike, leaving him injured. The doctors of upazila health complex declared him dead after he had taken there.
A man and his son and a minor girl were killed in separate road accidents in Gaibandha and Rajshahi yesterday. The deceased were identified as Mominul Islam, his son Mahin, residents of Palashbari upazila in Gaibandha; and Baishakhi, 9, daughter of Hasen Ali of Tarash village in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi.
Masudur Rahman, OC of Palashbari Police Station, said Mominul and his son were returning home by a motorcycle at night when a speeding microbus hit them from behind around 8pm. They were killed on the spot, two others are sustained injury.
