Five killed 18 injured in separate road mishaps in different districts

FE Team | Published: September 05, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

COMILLA, Sept 4 (UNB): Five people were killed and 18 others injured in separate road mishaps in different districts Monday.
In Comilla, three people, including directors of two banks, were killed and three others injured in a head on collision between a jeep and a covered-van at Nankara under Chouddagram Upazila Tuesday morning.
Local source said the Chittagong-bound covered-van collided with the relief-goods laden jeep of Anjuman-e-Mofidul Islam at about 10:00 am, killing three on the spot.
The deceased were identified as Bangladesh Krishi Bank Director Rotarians Shahidul Islam Kaderi, Standard Bank Director Salam Harun and jeep driver Zahir.
Injured former general secretary of Chittagong Rotary Club Manwar Ahmed, Anjuman-e-Mofidul Islam assistant director Selim Naser Sarker and its electrician Asgar Khan were admitted to Comilla Medical College Hospital.
The tragedy struck down the joint team of Chittagong Rotary Club and Anjuman-e-Mofidul Islam of Chittagong when they were going to Haimchar Upazila in Chandpur district to distribute relief goods among the flood victims.
In Faridpur, two people were killed and 15 others injured in separate road accidents on Faridpur-Barisal highway in Bhanga Upazila Monday.
A septuagenarian woman was killed and 15 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in the afternoon.
Local sources said a Barguna-bound bus from Dhaka fell into the ditch while trying to give side to a motorcycle, killing Maya Laxmi Majumder (70) and injuring 15 others.
Of the injured, Prabir Majumder (47), Amita Majumder (40) and Anita Majumder (10), of Patharghata Upazila in Barguna district were admitted to the Faridpur Medical College Hospital in critical condition. They all are the relatives of deceased Maya Laxmi Majumder.
In another accident, a minor boy was crushed under the wheels of a bus at Koidubi area in the evening.