Six people were killed in road accidents in four districts yesterday. In Chuadanga, a speeding truck hit a motorcycle at Dosto village in Sadar upazila in the afternoon, leaving biker Arif Hossain, 25, of Khajura village in Jhedidah district, injured. He was taken to Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
In Jhenidah, a college teacher was killed and another teacher was injured as their motorcycle hit a roadside tree on Jhenidah-Chuadanga highway in Atharo Mile area of Sadar upazila around 10.30am.
In Tangail, Sathi Akhter, 20, wife of Md Rajib of Korotia of Sadar upazila, and her seven-month old son Shakhawat were killed and three people, including her husband, were injured as a truck hit a scooter in Ashekmor area of the district town around 11:45am. Police arrested the truck driver Sohel.
In Dinajpur, Rafiqul Islam, an assistant teacher of Nashipur School and College, was killed and another person was injured as a bus hit their motorcycle on Dinajpur-Rangpur highway in Noshipur area of Sadar upazila around 8:30am, reports UNB.