Road crashes take five lives in two districts

CUMILLA, Feb 27 (UNB): Three pedestrians were crushed under a covered van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kutumbapur area in Chandina upazila on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Kazu Rafiqul Islam, 60, Mohoram Ali, son of late Zillur Rahman and Abdul Matin, 65, residents of Kutumbapur village.

Inspector Md Monirul Islam, in-charge of Eliatganj highway police outpost, said that the accident took place as the driver of the Dhaka-bound covered van lost control over the steering and ran over the three pedestrians on the highway, leaving them dead on the spot.

Police seized the covered van and detained driver Dudu Mia from the spot.

Meanwhile, in Narayanganj, two people were killed and six others injured after a bus hit a human hauler on Dhaka-Narayanganj road in Fatullah on Wednesday.

Police named deceased as Awal, 50 and Ali Hossain, 42.

The accident took place around 9:50am when a Dhaka-bound bus crashed into the human hauler, Manjur Quader, officer-in-charge of Fatullah Police Station, said.

Two passengers of the human hauler were killed on the spot and six others were injured.