2 killed, 38 hurt in road crashes
Two people were killed and 38 others injured in separate road accidents in Dinajpur and Thakurgaon districts on Wednesday and yesterday.
Our Correspondent from Dinajpur reports: A woman was killed and 38 others were injured in two road accidents in Birganj and Parbatipur upazilas yesterday. The deceased was identified Jahanara Begum, 60, wife of Ahsan Uddin of village Hazipara of Thakurgaon.
Birganj police quoting witnesses said a speedy microbus rammed into a roadside tree after it going out of control following a rear tyre burst on Panchagarh-Dhaka highway at Badiyapara village in Birganj upazila in the morning, killing one person and injuring eight others. The injured persons were rushed to Birganj Upazila Health Complex.
The condition of injured Dr Shamim Mamataz, 32, and her husband Dr Abdus Shukur Khan, 42, residents of Dhanmondi in Dhaka was stated be critical.
Another accident occurred when a passenger bus fell into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control over the steering on Parbatipur-Phulbari highway at Chandpara village in Parbatipur upazila in the morning, leaving at least 30 people injured.
Of them, three were rushed to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital with critical condition while the rest to Parbatipur Upazila Health Complex.
Our Correspondent from Thakurgaon adds: A minor boy was killed when a Panchagarh-bound bus crushed him while crossing the road near the power sub-station in the district at about 3:00pm on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Ronu, 6, son of Toiyabur Rahman of Doulatpur village of the Sadar upazila.
Locals rushed Rony to Sadar Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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