11 killed in two road accidents

A total of 11 people were killed in two road accidents in two districts within 24 hours.

A BSS report from Dinajpur adds: Six people, including a child, were killed and 28 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Panchbari Bazar Chackrampur area under Dinajpur Sadar upazila in the district early today.

Kotwali police station officer-in-charge (OC) Farid Hossain confirmed the matter.

The incident occurred when a Ranisankail-bound bus of Nabil Paribahan from Dhaka and a mango-laden truck from Dinajpur rammed into each other on Dinajpur-Phulbari Highway in front of the Ariyan Petro pump near Panchbari Bazaar Chakrampur area around 6.30am today, leaving the truck driver and helper of the bus dead on the spot and four others succumbed to their injuries while being taken to the hospital, said Farid Hossain.

The others injured were admitted to the local M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital.

The vehicular movement resumed after the wrecked bus was removed from the road, he said, adding that they were trying to ascertain the identities of the deceased.

UNB from Pabna adds: A speeding private car rammed into a roadside tree after losing control on Ishurdi-Pabna Highway in Ishurdi upazila of the district on Thursday night, killing five friends and injuring two others.

The deceased were identified as Sifat, 20, son of late Masum, Bijoy, 20, son of late Anwar Kabir, Shishir Islam, 15, son of Ilias Hossain, Jihad Hossain, 14, son of Kuddus Pramanik, and Sawon, 18, son of Waz Uddin, all hailing from Dashuria union of the upazila.

The injured Sayeed, 18, son of Japan Khandaker and Naim, 14, son of Sumon Khandaker, of the same area, are undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH).

Ishurdi police station's Officer-in-Charge Rafiqul Islam confirmed the matter saying that all the victims including private car driver Sifat were friends and were on long drive on Thursday night.

The vehicle carrying them hit the roadside tree in front of Pabna Sugar Mill on the highway, leaving three out seven friends dead on the spot and wounded four others, he said blaming speeding for the accident.

Two of the injured were rushed to Pabna General Hospital where physicians declared them dead, he said, adding that the rest injured were shifted to the RMCH from Ishurdi upazila health complex after giving first aid.