A total of four people were killed and six others were injured in road accidents in Natore, Sylhet and Meherpur on Wednesday, reports agencies.
In Natore, two cattle traders were killed and five others injured as a cattle-carrying human hauler overturned at Moukhara Bazar in Baraigram upazila on Wednesday morning.
The deceased were identified as Selim, 38, son of Thandu Paramanik of Nawdajowari village in the upazila and Mohammad Ali, 40, son of Mohendi Ali of Gurudaspur upazila.
Dilip Kumar Das, officer-in-charge of Baraigram Police Station, said the human hauler overturned as the driver lost control around 11am, leaving seven injured.
Of them, Selim and Ali were taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where doctors declared them dead, the OC added.
In Sylhet, a man was killed when a truck hit him at Salutikor-Goainghat road at Toakul Bazar in Goainghat upazila early Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Khaleque, 33, son of Bacchu Mia of the upazila.
Inspector Rajiullah Khan, in-charge of Salutikor police camp, said the accident took place around 12:30 am when a truck hit him while he was returning home, leaving him critically injured.
Later, he was taken to Osmani Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 3 am.
In Meherpur, a man was killed and his wife injured as a truck crushed them in Meherpur municipality area on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Attab Ali, 56, a resident in the town. He was the headmaster at Dariapur Government Primary School.
