Road crashes kill three in city
One crushed under train's wheel
At least three people were killed and two others injured in three separate road accidents in the city while another person was crushed under train wheels yesterday.
A youth was killed and another injured as a speedy covered van rammed their carrying rickshaw van at Kawla Bridge of Airport road early yesterday.
The deceased are Zakir Hossain, 21, driver of the rickshaw van, of Jatrabi.
Police said the accident took place when an unidentified vehicle hit their carrier while they were returning home after delivering goods.
Meanwhile, a readymade garments shopkeeper was killed and another injured as their motorbike hit a roadside divider at the city's Kakrail area.
The deceased was identified as Uzzal Biswas, 26, a shopkeeper at Elephant road in the city.
In another accident, a housewife, Shanaj Begum, was killed as a truck hit her at Mirpur Beribadh while she was trying to cross the road.
Meanwhile, a youth Abdul Halim, 25, of Dohar was crushed under train wheels around 12:30am while he was trying to board on Tongi-bound Titas Express at Airport railway station in the city.
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