4 killed in Jessore road crashes
Our Correspondent, Jessore
Four people were killed in separate road crashes in Jessore in last two days.
Three cattle traders along with four cattle were killed as a bus rammed a human hauler on Jessore-Magura road in Phulerhat area of Sadar upazila in Jessore district on Sunday night.
The deceased were identified as M Ishak Hossain, 60, Laltu Hossain, 40, Jahangir Patwari, 45, all hailing from Shalikha upazila in Magura district.
Police said the accident took place in the area around 8pm when the Jessore-bound passenger-bus hit the human hauler (locally known as Nasimon), leaving two of the cattle traders and four cattle dead on the spot and another cattle trader injured. The injured was admitted at Jessore Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
A gold trader was killed and his friend was injured at Baliadanga village on Jessore-Khulna highway early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman, 40, of Baliadanga village and owner of Muslim Jewelers at Noapara Bazar in Jessore sadar upazila.
Eyewitnesses said a private car hit Mizanur and his friend Nasir, 42, at about 8.30 am while they were walking near Mizanurs house, leaving them injured critically.
Local people admitted them to Abhoynagar Health Complex from where they were shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital. The hospital authorities admitted that Nasir was brought dead to the hospital. OC of Abhoynagar police station Sheikh Nasiruddin said police are trying to arrest the private car driver.
