Road accidents kill six
Six people were killed and 25 others injured in road accidents in Tangail, Mymensingh, Satkhira, Jamalpur and Brahmanbaria Thursday and early yesterday.
Our Tangail correspondent adds: Two people were killed and 20 others injured when a Dhanbari bound bus from Dhaka fell into a roadside ditch at Gharinda in Tangail early yesterday.
One of the deceased was identified as Hafizur Rahman Sajal, 30, of Kalihati upazila.
Our Mymensingh correspondent reports: A Dhaka bound truck from the district crushed a cyclist, Jasim Uddin, 50, son of Joynal Abedin of Bhaluka upazila, on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Damsur yesterday noon.
The victim died at Bhaluka Upazila Health Complex on arrival, police said.
In Satkhira, a Khulna-bound truck knocked a gold-smith down while he was crossing Khulna-Satkhira road at Patkelghata in Tala upazila on Thursday night, police said.
Dev Brata Karmokar died at Khulna Medical College Hospital.
In Jamalpur, a Dhaka-bound truck fell into a ditch beside Jamalpur-Mymensingh road in Sadar upazila town area yesterday morning leaving a cow trader dead on the spot and five others injured.
The deceased is Chantu Miah of Islampur upazila.
Our Brahmanbaria correspondent says: A tractor driver was killed when a rice-laden truck rammed it on Brahmanbaria-Comilla road at Bhadughar in Sadar upazila on Thursday night. The victim is Md Mizan Mia, 38.
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