Accident
Patient among 6 dead as ambulance crashes into truck in Shariatpur
At least six people were dead as an ambulance crashed into a speeding truck near Padma Bridge South police station in Shariatpur's Zajira upazila early Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Jahanara Begum, 55, a patient; her daughter Lutfun Nahar Lima, 30; health worker Fazle Rabbi, 28; ambulance driver Jilani, 28; helper Rabiul Islam, 26; and Masud Rana, 30, Barishal Bureau Chief of Dainik Navchetna Patrika.
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Suruj Uddin Ahmed, inspector (Investigation) of Padma Bridge South Police Station, said the accident occurred around 4:45am when the Dhaka-bound ambulance from Shibchar rammed into the truck loaded with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from behind at Shariatpur's Zajira area, leaving the six dead on the spot.
3 motorcyclists dead in Jhenaidah road crashes
Three people were killed in separate road accidents at Koiargachi of sadar upazila and at Murotola of Shailkupa upazila on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Shakil Hossain, 22, son of Rabiul Islam Moni, Rakib Hossain Rocky, 21, son of Mitul Hossian and Tushar Biswas, 35, son of Sohrab Biswas.
Sheikh Mohammed Sohel Rana, officer-in-charge of Jhenaidah Sadar police station, said Shakil and Rakib were going to Jhenaidah Sadar on a motorbike.
A truck loaded with bricks hit their motorcycle at Koiargachi on Jhenidah-Jashore highway, leaving them dead on spot in the morning.
In another accident, another motorcyclist, Tushar Biswas, 35, was seriously injured after a bus of Golden Line Paribahan hit his motorcycle, said Shailakupa thana OC Aminul Islam.
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Locals rushed him to the upazila health complex where he succumbed to his injuries.
2 killed, 4 hurt in Natore road crashes
Two people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured in two road crashes in Natore's Sadar upazila Friday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Parul Begum, 30, and Hanif, 40.
One accident occurred as a tanker hit a rickshaw van in the Chawk Tabaria area around 11am, ALM Masud, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jhalmalia Highway Police Station, said.
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"Parul and other passengers of the van were rushed to Sadar hospital where she was declared dead upon arrival. The other injured are now undergoing treatment."
A speeding microbus ran Hanif over while he was crossing the road in front of Harishpur Police Lines, killing him on the spot, the OC said.
The bodies were sent to Sadar hospital morgue for autopsies, he added.
One killed, 3 injured in Dinajpur road accident
A young man was dead and three were injured in a collision between two trucks at Uchitpur in Chirirbandar of Dinajpur district early this morning.
The deceased was identified as Russel, 18, helper of a truck driver and son of Quamrul Islam of Naogaon district.
Bonmali Roy, officer-in-charge of Chirirbandar Police Station, said the accident occurred around 5 am when the Naogaon bound paddy-carrying truck collided head on with a coal-laden truck coming from the opposite direction — leaving one dead on the spot and three others injured.
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The injured were taken to a local hospital. Identities of the injured could not be immediately confirmed.
60-year-old woman killed in Dhaka's Elephant Road as bus hits her
A 60-year-old woman was killed when a speeding bus hit her in Dhaka's Elephant Road Wednesday, police said.
Rokeya Begum lived in a rented house in Demra's Konapara along with her daughter Rawshon Ara Begum. She used to work as a caregiver for an elderly person at a house in the New Market area.
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The 60-year-old came out from the house Wednesday to catch a bus at Elephant Road BATA Signal to meet her daughter in Demra, police said.
"A bus of Malanch Paribahan hit Rokeya as she was trying to get on a bus. She died on the spot," Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Police Outpost, said.
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"The body has been kept at the DMCH morgue for postmortem," he added.
3 dead as train rams into auto-rickshaw in Tangail
Two women and a child were killed and 5 others injured as a train rammed into an auto-rickshaw at an unmanned level crossing in Tangail's Bhuapur upazila on Tuesday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
The accident occurred at Dapakandi level crossing on Bhuapur-Tarakandi rail line of the upazila this noon, leaving the trio dead on the spot, said Faridul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhuapur police station.
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The injured were first taken to Upazila Health Complex. Later, they were shifted to Tangail General Hospital for better treatment, added the OC.
3 dead, 10 injured as 2 buses collide head-on in Rangpur
Three people were dead and at least 10 were injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Rangpur's Taraganj upazila this morning.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
The accident occurred in Doalipara area of the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway around 7:45 am, said Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Taraganj police station.
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The injured were admitted to the Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
According to the police, a Rangpur-bound bus of Tripti Paribahan from Saidpur collided head-on with another bus, of Saimon Exclusive Paribahan, coming from the opposite direction in Doalipara area -- leaving two dead on the spot and 10 injured. "Another person died at the hospital while undergoing treatment there," the OC said.
The bodies have been kept in the hospital morgue for autopsies, added the OC.
Youth dies after being hit by truck in Dhaka’s Rayerbazar
A 22-year-old man was killed as a truck hit a rickshaw van in the capital’s Rayerbazar area on Sunday morning.
The deceased was identified as Rabbi, an employee of a chicken wholesale shop at Rayerbazar.
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The accident occurred near Martyr Intellectual graveyard around 6 am when the truck hit the van carrying Rabbi on his way back to his shop after delivering chickens at Nabisco area of Tejgaon, said his co-worker Ohid Mia, who was peddling the van.
Rabbi fell from the van and was crushed under the wheels of the truck, he added.
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He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared him dead, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost.
The body has been kept at the hospital morgue, he added.
3 family members among 5 dead in accident involving truck, pick-up and microbus on Dhaka-Sylhet highway
Three members of a family were among five dead and three others were injured in a collision that involved a truck, a pick-up, and a microbus on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in the early hours of Saturday (January 07, 2023).
The deceased are microbus driver Sadir Ali, 25, of Kamlatila village, Abdus Salam, 32, of Barachara village under Kamalganj upazila; Sadia, 21, wife of Abdus Salam, their two-year-old daughter Habiba, and Sadia’s brother Atiqur Rahman Shihab, 15.
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Ashraful Alam, a relative of the victims, said all the passengers of the microbus were relatives who were returning home after receiving a relative named Razu, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Malaysia, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Abdur Razzak, officer-in-charge of Madhabpur police station, said the accident occurred when a Moulvibazar-bound microbus collided head-on with a pick-up and a truck when the pick-up was trying to overtake the truck — leaving the driver of the microbus and four other passengers of the vehicle dead on the spot.
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The injured were first rushed to Madhabpur Upazila Health Complex and later were shifted to Sylhet Medical College Hospital. The victims’ bodies were handed over to the highway police.
1 dead, 7 injured as tourist vehicle overturns on Cox’s Bazar Marine Drive
One person was dead and seven were injured when a vehicle carrying tourists overturned on Cox’s Bazar Marine Drive around 10 pm on Friday (January 06, 2023).
The deceased was identified as Momotaz Begum, 60, from old Dhaka’s Wari area.
Quoting the survivors, Anwarul, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ramu police station, said the accident occurred when the driver of the vehicle — carrying 12 tourists, returning to Cox’s Bazar from Inani — lost control of the wheels. The vehicle overturned on Marine Drive near Himchari police station last night, leaving eight people, including the driver, injured.
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The identities of the others injured could not be confirmed immediately but all the victims are relatives.
On information, police with the help of locals rescued the victims and sent them to Cox’s Bazar District Sadar Hospital. Police also seized the vehicle and kept it at Himchari police station.
“Momotaz Begum died on the way to the hospital. The injured are currently undergoing treatment and three of them are in critical condition”, the OC said.
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