Seven including three students killed in separate road mishaps
Tuesday, 25 December 2007
Seven people, including three students of Ishwardi Degree College, were killed and 23 others injured in separate road mishaps Monday, reports UNB.
The three college students were killed in Pabna when a microbus dashed their motorcycle at Dashurai Tetultala under Ishwardi Upazila on Pabna-Ishwardi highway in the morning.
The victims were identified as Russell (22), son of Atiar Rahman and Abdul Latif (21), son of Afiluddin of Ambaria village and Sohag (22), son of Mizanur Rahman of Dashuria village of the Upazila.
Witnesses said the accident occurred when a speedy microbus hit their motorcycle from behind while they were going to visit Lalon Shah Bridge over the Padma River at Pakshey at about 11:30 am. They died on the spot.
In Bagerhat, two people were killed when a bus hit a rickshaw-van at Mulghar in Fakirhat Upazila on Bagerhat-Mawa highway in the afternoon.
Police said the Dhaka-bound bus from Khulna dashed the rickshaw-van around 3:30pm, killing van driver Mondol (50), of Chanderhat village, and passenger Ajit Biswas (45), of Baroigati village in Mollarhat Upazila, on the spot.
In Thakurgaon, two motorcyclists were killed when their motorcycles collided at Bhaularhat under Baliadangi Upazila in Baliadangi Ranishonkoil area in the morning.
Police said Shakhawat Hossain (50), of Kalia Kalonda village in Baliadangi Upazila, died on the spot while Ruhul Amin (30), was critically injured when their motorcycles collided at about 10:30 am.
Ruhul Amin later died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital after admission.
The three college students were killed in Pabna when a microbus dashed their motorcycle at Dashurai Tetultala under Ishwardi Upazila on Pabna-Ishwardi highway in the morning.
The victims were identified as Russell (22), son of Atiar Rahman and Abdul Latif (21), son of Afiluddin of Ambaria village and Sohag (22), son of Mizanur Rahman of Dashuria village of the Upazila.
Witnesses said the accident occurred when a speedy microbus hit their motorcycle from behind while they were going to visit Lalon Shah Bridge over the Padma River at Pakshey at about 11:30 am. They died on the spot.
In Bagerhat, two people were killed when a bus hit a rickshaw-van at Mulghar in Fakirhat Upazila on Bagerhat-Mawa highway in the afternoon.
Police said the Dhaka-bound bus from Khulna dashed the rickshaw-van around 3:30pm, killing van driver Mondol (50), of Chanderhat village, and passenger Ajit Biswas (45), of Baroigati village in Mollarhat Upazila, on the spot.
In Thakurgaon, two motorcyclists were killed when their motorcycles collided at Bhaularhat under Baliadangi Upazila in Baliadangi Ranishonkoil area in the morning.
Police said Shakhawat Hossain (50), of Kalia Kalonda village in Baliadangi Upazila, died on the spot while Ruhul Amin (30), was critically injured when their motorcycles collided at about 10:30 am.
Ruhul Amin later died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital after admission.