37 die in road accidents across the country

At least 37 people have been killed in road accidents in Gaibandha, Rangpur, Natore, Gopalganj, Faridpur, Savar, Sirajganj, Tangail, Narsingdi and Chuadanga, reports bdnews24.com.

Eighteen people were killed after a bus overturned in Gaibandha's Palashbari Upazila and six were killed after a crash between a bus and truck in Rangpur's Sadar Upazila. Three more were killed in two separate accidents in Gopalganj.

Two others were killed in Natore after their autorickshaw was rammed by a truck, two more died after a bus fell into a ditch in Faridpur's Bhanga and another two were killed in a collision between a bus and truck in Sirajganj.

In addition, another person died in a collision between a bus and a truck in Savar's Aminbazar, a motorcycle rider was killed in Tangail's Shakhipur after he was rammed by a bus.

Two pedestrians were run over by motorcycles in separate incidents in Narsingdi and Chuadanga.

Over 50 others were injured in the road accidents, according to local police officials.

Most of the victims have yet to be identified.

Police say some of the victims were on their way back after spending Eid holidays with their families.

In Gaibandha, at least 18 people have been killed and 40 others injured after a bus hit a roadside tree and overturned in Gaibandha's Palashbari Upazila.

The accident occurred on the Rangpur-Dhaka Highway in the Bashkata (Gorurhat) area near the BRAC intersection around 4:30am on Saturday, said Govindganj Highway Police OC Akhtaruzzaman.

The Rangpur-Dhaka Highway was closed to traffic for nearly an hour-and-a-half following the accident.

Traffic returned to normal after rescue workers moved the bus from the road, the OC said.

The Alam Enterprise Paribahan bus was headed from Dhaka to Thakurgaon's Ranishangkoil when it veered out of control and struck a raintree, said Akhtaruzzaman.

A few of the victims have been sent to Rangpur and Bagura's Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital for treatment, the OC said.

The bodies of eight victims were returned to their families. They were identified as Emdad Ali, Yunus Ali, Minarul Khan, Masud Rana, Abdur Rashid, Zahirul Islam, Rubel Mia and Akhtarul Islam.

Most of the dead are cattle traders, garment workers and labourers, the OC said.

In Rangpur, six people were killed after a standing double-decker BRTC bus was rammed by a truck on the Rangpur-Dinajpur Highway near Shaleashah Bazar in Rangpur's Sadar Upazila.

At least 13 others were injured in the accident, which occurred around 2am on Saturday, said Taraganj Highway Police OC Abdullah Hel Baki.

The BRTC Eid Special double-decker bus was headed from Dinajpur to Dhaka when one of its wheels punctured in the Shaleashah Bazar area. The driver and his assistants parked the bus on the side of the road and were changing the tire. Some passengers had also disembarked to observe the process.

At this time a sand-bearing truck struck the bus from behind, killing six on the spot.

All of the dead were bus passengers, said OC Abdullah Hel Baki. Two of them have been identified as Nishat and Sajjad.

In Natore, two autorickshaw passengers have been killed after their vehicle was rammed by a sand-bearing truck in Natore town.

The accident occurred around 6:30am on Saturday morning near the Natore Central Jamme Mosque, said Sadar Police OC Mashiur Rahman Sikder.

The dead have been identified as Sudishna Debnath, 55, and his neighbour Kanaichandra, 30.

In Gopalganj, two people have been killed and 11 others injured after a bus rammed a motorcycle in Gopalganj.

The accident occurred on the Gopalganj-Tungipara Road in the Ghonapara area of Gopalganj's Sadar Upazila around 7:45am on Saturday.

The dead have been identified as Resource Integration Centre (REC) Gopalganj Branch Registrar Imran Hossain, 38, and field worker Palak Bapari, 34, both of whom were on the motorcycle.

A van driver has been killed and ten bus passengers have been injured after a bus rammed a van in Gopalganj's Muksudpur Upazila around 12:30pm on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Lokman Sheikh, 50.

In Faridpur, two people have been killed after a Tuhin Paribahan bus fell into a ditch in Faridpur's Bhanga. Twenty others have been injured in the incident.

The dead have yet to be identified.

In Sirajganj, a truck driver and his assistant were killed and ten bus passengers were injured after a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Sirajganj's Raiganj.

The accident occurred early on Saturday in the Kalikapur area on the Bagura-Nagarbari Highway, said Raiganj Fire Service Station Officer Mozzamel Hossain.

The dead have been identified as truck driver Sharif Uddin and his assistant Shafiqul Islam.

In Savar, a man has been killed after a collision between a bus and a truck in Dhaka's Savar.

According to Savar Police OC Mohsinul Quadir, the accident occurred on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway near Aminbazar around 8.0am on Saturday.

In agnail, a motorcycle rider has been killed after his vehicle was rammed by a bus in Tangail's Shakhipur.

The accident occurred on the Shakhipur-Gopeenpur Road in the Toildhara Bota intersection on Saturday afternoon, said Shakhipur Police OC SM Tuhin Ali.

The deceased has been identified as Abdul Based Mia, 30.

In Narsingdi, an elderly pedestrian has been struck and killed by a motorcycle in Narsingdi's Raipura.

The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon in the upazila's Marzal Lucky Akhtar Park area, said Raipura Police Inspector Md Lutfer Rahman.

The deceased has been identified as Hassan Mia.

In Chuadanga, a pedestrian has been killed after being run over by a motorcycle in Alokdia village in Chuadanga's Sadar Upazila.

The accident occurred around 10:30pm on Friday night near the main road two the village, said Chuadanga Sadar Police OC Delwar Hossain Khan.

The pedestrian was identified as Obaidur Rahman, 50, while the motorcycle passengers were Mohsin Ali, 26, and Masud Rana, 28.

Rana and Ali were headed from Chuadanga to Meherpur on the motorcycle when they struck Obaidur Rahman as he was standing on the side of the road, the OC said. Rahman was killed on the spot.