Nine killed in separate road accidents in a single day, at least 40 injured
People have been killed in separate road accidents in different parts of the country. At least nine people were killed in these accidents in Jamalpur, Chattogram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur and Narayanganj. At least 40 people were injured in the incidents. The accidents took place on Saturday (7 November).
Among them, four people, including three members of the same family, were killed after being run over by a truck in Jamalpur, and two people died in a madrasa educational tour bus accident in Chattogram. One person was killed in Lalmonirhat, one in Rangpur, and a young man was killed in a motorcycle accident in Narayanganj.
In Melandah, Jamalpur, four people, including three members of the same family, were killed after being run over by a truck. The accident took place on Saturday (7 November) morning in the Burunga area of the Jamalpur-Dewanganj regional road.
The deceased are Morshed Alam (25) of Indullamari area of Islampur upazila, his wife Ikrama Binte Reza (20), their eight-month-old daughter Irfa Moni, and Shawkat Ali Likhan (45) of Shahjadpur area of Melandah upazila.
According to local sources, a battery-run auto-rickshaw carrying passengers from Shimultoli in Melandah was heading towards Jamalpur. A motorcycle was travelling from Jamalpur towards Melandah. At that time, the motorcycle first collided with a truck. The truck then ran over the auto-rickshaw from behind. Three members of the same family died at the scene.
Seriously injured motorcycle rider Shawkat was taken to Jamalpur General Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Auto-rickshaw driver Hazrat Ali (42) and passenger Shakil (16) were injured in the accident. They were sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
ATM Mahmudul Haque, officer-in-charge of Melandah police station, said four people were killed in the accident. The truck and its driver have been detained in the incident. Legal action is under process.
A bus on an educational tour of Bakshimul Sunniya Islamia Madrasa in Burichang upazila of Cumilla lost control and fell into a ditch in Satkania, Chattogram, killing two people. The accident took place at around 4am on Saturday (7 November) in the area adjacent to the Keranirhat rail crossing. At least 20 to 30 people were injured in the incident.
Students, teachers and guardians had set off in two buses from the madrasa towards Cox's Bazar. On the way, one bus lost control and fell into a ditch beside the road. Two people died in the incident. Among the deceased are Haji Sakhawat Hossain Israfil (54) and teacher Sohana Afroz. Several of the injured are in critical condition. They have been admitted to different hospitals.
Iqbal Hossain, brother of the deceased Sakhawat Hossain Israfil, said his brother was a good man. He had worked all day on Friday arranging food for poor people. At night he set off for Cox's Bazar with his wife to attend a madrasa programme. Later he received news of the accident. His brother has died, and his sister-in-law is admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital in serious condition.
A young man named Yunus Rashid Nizhum (22) was killed after his motorcycle hit the railing of the third Shitalakkhya bridge in Bandar, Narayanganj. The accident took place on Friday night in the Madanganj-bound lane of the bridge. His friend Farhan (19) was injured in the incident.
The deceased Nizhum was the son of Masud Mia of Nabiganj Mollabari area in Bandar. He was studying honours. He was also learning Japanese, dreaming of going to Japan. Police said the speeding motorcycle lost control and hit the bridge railing. Nizhum died at the scene. The injured Farhan was sent to Narayanganj General Hospital.
In Lalmonirhat, one person was killed in a head-on collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw. Four more people were injured in the incident. One person was also killed in a separate accident in Rangpur. Police are investigating the separate accidents.
