13 die in Gaibandha, Tangail mishaps
Saturday, 11 April 2009
TANGAIL, Apr 10: At least 13 people were killed and 36 injured Friday in three road accidents in Tangail and Gaibandha. Five people, including two women, died when a Dhaka-bound passenger bus lost control at Kodimdhola under Mirzapur Upazila on Dhaka-Tangail Highway in the morning. In another incident, a Dhaka-bound night coach lost control and drove into a canal near RV Storage of Dhaperhat port of Sadullahpur on Rangpur-Bogra Highway in Gaibandha district early Friday. Three people died on the spot and four others died on way to Rangpur Medical College Hospital. Meanwhile, a pedestrian died on the spot when a passenger bus ran over him at Matherhat on Gaibandha-Palashbari Highway in the morning. — bdnews24.com