5 killed in road mishaps in three districts

Five people were killed and one was injured in separate road accidents in Gopalganj, Rajbari and Sirajganj districts in two days.

GOPALGANJ: A 45-year-old man and his six-year-old daughter were killed on Sunday morning when a fish-laden pickup truck struck their auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Muksudpur Upazila of the district.

The victims were identified as Saiful Islam Ranju, 45, son of Hemayet Molla, and his daughter Samira Akter, 6, from Paban Beg Village in Alfadanga Upazila of Faridpur District.

The accident occurred on Gyarakhola Bridge when a Gopalganj-bound pickup truck hit the Muksudpur-bound vehicle. Locals rescued the victims and took them to Muksudpur Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared them dead.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Muksudpur Police Station (PS) Abdullah Al Mamun confirmed the deaths, saying the bodies would be handed over to the family after legal formalities.

RAJBARI: A 28-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision with a bus on the Rajbari-Kushtia highway in Rajbari Sadar Upazila on Sunday morning.

The accident occurred around 7:30 am between Chandni and Afra areas as Md Nur Alam, from Sutail Village in Kushtia’s Mirpur Upazila, was travelling towards Rajbari from Kushtia. He died on the spot.
Pangsha Highway PS OC Mohammad Rokonuzzaman said that police recovered the body from the spot. Legal proceedings are underway.

SIRAJGANJ: Two people were killed and one was injured in separate road accidents in the district on Saturday.

A 40-year-old auto-van driver was killed when a speeding truck struck his vehicle in Nababila Village of Shahjadpur Upazila in the district around 10pm on Saturday.

Azizul Haque, a resident of Nabadighi Village in Norina Union, was returning home with a load of cement purchased from Norina Bazar when the truck hit his van head-on, killing him on the spot, police and local sources said.

Shahjadpur PS OC Saiful Islam said police recovered the body and took it to the station. It was later handed over to the family after legal formalities, as no complaint was filed by the family.

On the other hand, a 79-year-old pedestrian, Abdus Samad, was killed after being struck from behind by a motorcycle near Nishchintapur High School in Kazipur Upazila on Saturday afternoon. The motorcycle rider, Ratul, 20, was seriously injured.

Kazipur PS OC Md Abdur Razzak said Samad, a resident of Charpanagari, suffered fatal head injuries after falling onto the road. He died on the spot, while Ratul was rescued and taken to hospital.