A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Khulna, Cumilla and Gopalganj districts on Monday, report agencies.
In Khulna, three people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a three-wheeler (easybike) and a pickup van on Khulna-Satkhira highway in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district on
Monday morning. The deceased were identified as easy bike driver Mohammad Zahidul Modol, 25, son of Rafiqul Islam of Kharasda village, passengers Rina Khatun, 36, of Uttar Kalikapur village, and Mohammad Rustom Ali Khan, 65, of Bagdari village. They all hailed from the Dumuruia upazila.
Highway Police and Fire Service said the Chuknagar-bound pickup van lost control and rammed into the three-wheeler coming from the opposite direction in Jilerdanga area around 8:45am.
The accident left Rina and Rustom dead on the spot and six others injured, according to them.
Of them, driver Zahidul succumbed to his injuries on the way to Khulna Medical College Hospital.
In Cumilla, a motorcycle rider was killed when a freight lorry hit his bike in Kangshanagar Bazar area under Burichang upazila of the district on Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Saddam Hossain, 36, son of Abdul Barek of Barpara area in Cumilla Adarsha Sadar upazila.
In Gopalganj, a man was killed in a road accident in Chapta area under Kashiani upazila of the district early Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Mamun Mollah, 35, son of Ashraf Mollah, a resident of Tilchhara village under Orakandi union of the upazila.
