Four killed in road accidents in 2 districts

At least four people were killed in separate road accidents in Natore and Barishal districts yesterday.

In Natore, two people were killed as a vehicle, locally known as trolley, hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw on Gurudaspur-Natore road in Najirpur area under Gurudaspur upazila yesterday noon, reports our Pabna correspondent.

The deceased, both local residents and passengers of the auto-rickshaw, were identified as Md Ashraf Hossain, 70, and Md Haydar Ali, 28.

The accident occurred around 12:00pm, leaving both Ashraf and Haydar dead on the spot, said Md Shafikuzzaman, officer-in-charge of Gurudaspur Police Station.

Police are trying to detain the absconding trolley driver, he added.

In Barishal, two persons were killed as a truck coming from the opposite direction hit their motorcycle and ran them over on Barishal-Jhalakathi regional highway in front of Ukilbari in the city's Rupatali area around midnight yesterday.

The deceased were identified as Md Jewel, 28, a resident of Rupatali, and Md Russell, 25, from Ruiyarpul area, both helpers at an ACI Animal Health store, our Barishal correspondent reports.

Russell died on the spot. Locals rushed critically injured Jewel to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, where on-duty doctors declared him dead.

"The truck was found on the scene but its driver and his assistant managed to flee. The bodies were sent to a hospital morgue for autopsy," said OC Al Mamun Ul Islam of Kotwali Model Police Station.