Road accidents kill four in two districts

PABNA, Oct 24 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed and another injured as a bus rammed the motorbike on the Pabna-Dhaka Highway at Razapur Railgate in Sathia upazila on Tuesday night.

The deceased were identified as Zeher Sardar, 50, son of Saju Sardar and Danej Sheikh, 60, son of Faju Sheikh of Sathia upazila.

Jahangir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sathia upazila, said the accident took place around 8 pm when a Pabna-bound 'Omar Paribahan' bus from Kashinathpur hit the motorbike carrying three people, leaving two people killed on the spot and injuring one.

The injured motorcycle driver Nur Alam was taken to a local hospital.

On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to a local hospital morgue.

Traffic movement on the Pabna-Nagarbari Highway remained suspended for around one hour as local people put-up barricade on the road protesting the incident.

In Rangpur, two people were killed and 30 others injured when a bus carrying them overturned on the Rangpur-Bogura Highway at Khetmadpur in Pirganj upazila on Tuesday night.

The deceased were identified as Khoydar Ali and Shukumar Roy.

Moazzem Hossain, in-charge of Borodarga Highway police camp, said the accident took place around 11:30 pm when a Dhaka-bound bus of 'United Paribahan' from Bhurungamari turned turtle after being hit by another bus while overtaking it, leaving Khoydar Ali dead on the spot and injuring 31 others.

Of the injured, Sukumar died on the way to a local hospital.

The injured were taken to Pirganj Upazila Health Complex and Rangpur Medical College Hospital.