7 killed, 2 injured in road crashes
Agitating people barricade highways
Seven people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Pabna, Sylhet, Dinajpur, Benapole, Brahmanbaria and Bogra yesterday.
Our correspondent from Pabna reports: A passer-by, Md Saim Uddin, 35 son of Makai of village Char Ashutoshpur, was killed as a motorcycle hit him from behind in a world cup cricket motorbike rally at Ananta Bazar of Sadar upazila yesterday. Two motorcyclists also received injury and admitted to Rajshahi medical College Hospital.
Staff correspondent from Sylhet adds: A motorcyclist was killed when a speedy truck hit him on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Sheoratala in Bahubal upazila.
The deceased is Shahinur Islam Sohel, a joint convener of the Bahubal upazila unit of Awami Jubo League.
After the accident agitating locals set fire to the truck and barricaded the road.
Our correspondent from Dinajpur says: A motorcyclist, Md Mamun Ur Rashid, 35, son of Sadek Ali village Shibpur, was killed in a road accident when a speedy truck hit him at Phulbari upazila early yesterday.
After the accident the angry villagers blocked the Dinajpur-Phulbari highway protesting the accident.
Our Benapole correspondent says: A rice trader, Hassan uz Zaman Mintu, 48, was killed in a road accident when a speedy truck knocked him down on Jessore-Bepapole road at Samolgachi yesterday. Police seized the truck.
Our correspondent from Brahmanbaria reports: A motorcyclist, Md Akkas Ali, 40, son of late Nabalok Mia of Dakkin Poirtala village, was killed in a road accident when a Comilla-bound truck knocked the motorbike from opposite direction on by-pass road at Punnyout turning point yesterday.
Staff correspondent from Bogra adds: Two unidentified persons died early yesterday after falling from a running night coach at Bethgari area, outskirts the city.
Police said the persons fall downed from the bus after hitting a tree bench around 2:30am, as they were travelling on the roof of the bus. They died on the spot.
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