2 killed in Ctg road accidents

Two people lost their lives in separate road accidents in Chattogram on Sunday, November 24. The incidents occurred in Patiya and Sitakunda, leaving others injured.  
  
A tragic head-on collision between a passenger bus and a CNG autorickshaw at Kamalmunshir haat on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway claimed one life and injured two others.  

The deceased was Md. Abul Kalam, 55, a resident of North Khurana Fakirpara area under Patiya upazila and the injured are Abdul Jabbar and his wife, Marjina Binte Happy, also residents of the same area.  

The accident occurred around 11 AM when a 'King Travels' bus (Dhaka Metro: B 15-8834) traveling from Chattogram to Cox�s Bazar collided with an unregistered CNG autorickshaw.  

The injured were first taken to the Patiya Health Complex and later transferred to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH). 

Patiya Crossing Highway Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Jasim confirmed the vehicles involved in the accident have been seized.  

In another accident, Md. Fotik Islam, 35, a pedestrian, was fatally struck by a speeding bus on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Barabkunda Bazaar on Saturday night.  

The victim Md. Fotik Islam was a tea vendor from Anantapur under Barabkunda union of the upazila.  

According to witnesses, Fotik was waiting to cross the highway when a Dhaka-bound bus hit him. He was rushed to CMCH but succumbed to his injuries later that night.  

Bar Aulia Highway Police OC Khokon Chandra Ghosh confirmed the incident, adding that an investigation is underway.