NAOGAON, Oct 09 (BSS): Three motorcycle riders were killed when a truck rammed their motorbike on the Naogaon-Patnitola road in Patnitola upazila of the district on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Abdus Salam, 50, his son Towfiq Islam, 27, resident of Chak Doulbajitpur village in Mohadebpur upazila and Roni Islam, 26, son of Wahed Master of Eidgahpara area in Patnitala upazila.
Officer-in-Charge of Patnitala police station Parimal Kumar said the accident occurred in Puiya area at noon when the truck hit the motorcycle from behind, leaving the three bike riders dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the bodies and seized the truck.
A case was filed in this connection.
UNB adds: In Gopalganj, a minor boy was crushed under a pick-up van on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Pona area of Kashiani upazila on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Setu Sharif, 8, son of Wireless Sharif of Rajpat village in the upazila.
Md Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Kashiani Police Station, said the accident took place as the pick-up van ran over Setu after its wheel punctured while he was crossing the highway, leaving him dead on the spot.
In Chuadanga, a worker was killed as a tractor overturned at Amirpur village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Bakul, 42, son of late Anwar Hossain of Ujirpur village in Damurhuda upazila.
Delwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said Bakul sustained critical injuries after the sand-laden tractor overturned when Bakul was unloading sand from it.
Later, he died on the way to a hospital, he added.
