Four killed in road mishaps in two districts

Four people were killed and three injured in separate road accidents in Munshiganj and Sirajganj districts in two days.

MUNSHIGANJ: Two elderly men were killed and another injured after a sand-laden drum truck ran them over in Sirajdikhan Upazila of the district early Monday.

The accident occurred around 6:30 am in front of a two-storey mosque in Gayatala Dakkhinpara, Latabdi Union, as the men were returning from Fajr prayers.

The deceased were identified as Nekbar Ali Sarker, 65, of Ramanandan Village, and Md Kayum Dewan, 75, of Gayatala Dakkhinpara. The injured, Hashem Bepari, 70, is a resident of the same area.

According to police and local sources, the three men were standing near the mosque when an unregistered sand-laden truck travelling from Sirajdikhan towards Baluchar struck them, leaving all three seriously injured.

Locals rushed them to Sirajdikhan Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared Sarker and Dewan dead. Bepari received primary treatment.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sirajdikhan Police Station (PS) Md Alauddin said police had visited the scene and seized the truck. Its driver fled after the accident, and legal action was being initiated.

SIRAJGANJ: Two people were killed and two others injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with an auto-van in Ullapara Upazila of the district on Sunday evening.

The accident occurred around 7:30 pm in the Kathaltala area of the Dhaka-Pabna highway.

The deceased were identified as Humayun Kabir, the auto-van driver and son of Abul Hossain of Balsabari Village, and Sujon Sardar, son of Mintu Sardar of Hemantabari Village, both in Durganagar Union.

Ullapara Model PS OC Mehedi Hasan said Humayun died at the scene, while Sujon succumbed to his injuries after being taken to hospital. 

The two other injured passengers are receiving treatment at Ullapara 30-bed Hospital. Police handed over the bodies to the families after receiving no complaints from the relatives.