Road accidents in Bangladesh
3 killed in Sylhet road crash
Three people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a pick-up van and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Jakiganj road in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Lutfur Rahman, 72, and his wife Joly Begum, 60, both residents of Golapganj upazila, and Yunus Mia, 28, of Jakiganj upazila.
Lutfur Rahman, additional superintendent of Sylhet Police, said the accident occurred around 9am when the pick-up van crashed into the CNG-run auto near Ranaping Mina Centre at high speed.
"The accident left one of the occupants of the auto dead on the spot and five others injured. Two of them succumbed to their injuries on the way to hospital," he said.
Road accidents in Bangladesh
As many as 2,329 people, including 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents across the country in the first half of the current year, according to a report.
The road accidents occurred on various highways, national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and June 30 across the country.
Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF), a platform of journalists, prepared the report based on news carried by 22 national dailies, 10 regional newspapers and eight online news portals and news agencies.
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Meanwhile, as many as 739 people, including 109 children, were killed and 2,042 others injured in 632 road accidents across the country in July.
Of them, 251 people died in motorbike accidents alone, which is 33.96% of the total fatalities, Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on August 6.
Road Safety Foundation, an NGO, prepared the report based on news published in nine national dailies, seven online portals and electronic media.
4 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Cox’s Bazar
Four people were killed and another injured when a truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Saturday, police said.
Three of the deceased were identified as Salema Khatun, 45, wife of Joynal, Anwar Islam, 25, son of Gura Mia, and Bidhu Dhar, 52, son of Manindra Dhar of the upazila, while the identity of another could not be known immediately.
Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station, said the accident occurred in the morning at Hijolia when the Cox’s Bazar-bound truck hit the CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving five people injured.
The injured were taken to the local upazila health complex where doctors declared four of them dead.
Road accidents in Bangladesh
As many as 2,329 people, including 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents across the country in the first half of the current year, according to a report.
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The road accidents occurred on various highways, national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and June 30 across the country.
Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF), a platform of journalists, prepared the report based on news carried by 22 national dailies, 10 regional newspapers and eight online news portals and news agencies.
Meanwhile, as many as 739 people, including 109 children, were killed and 2,042 others injured in 632 road accidents across the country in July.
Of them, 251 people died in motorbike accidents alone, which is 33.96% of the total fatalities, Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on August 6.
Road Safety Foundation prepared the report based on the reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media.
739 lives lost on roads in July in Bangladesh: RSF
As many as 739 people including 109 children were killed and 2042 others injured in 632 road accidents across the country in July.
Of these, 251 people died in motorbike accidents alone, which is 33.96% of the total fatalities, Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on Saturday.
These road crashes left 118 pedestrians, 137 drivers and their assistants dead during the period.
On the other hand, 14 waterways accidents claimed at least 18 lives with seven injuries. Besides, 41 were killed and 33 others injured in 26 train accidents across Bangladesh last month.
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Road Safety Foundation prepared the report based on the reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media.
Of the total accidents, 252 accidents occurred on the national highways, 199 on regional roads, 109 on rural roads, 64 on city roads and eight in other places, said the report.
According to the report, 31.48% accidents occurred in Dhaka division, 15.18 % in Rajshahi, 16.61% in Chattogram, 13.13% in Khulna, 5.69% in Barishal, 4.90 % in Sylhet, 6%in Rangpur and 6.69% in Mymensingh divisions.
The highest number of accidents was recorded in Dhaka division where 228 people were killed in 199 accidents. Forty-six people were killed in Barishal division, the lowest compared to other divisions, said the report.
The RSF pointed out several major reasons behind the rise in the number of road accidents.
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The reasons include - faulty vehicles; reckless driving; desperate mentality, incompetence and illness of drivers; unsettled wages and working hours; prevalence of low-speed traffic on highways; reckless motorcycling by the youth; the tendency of flouting traffic rules, poor management of traffic; lack of efficiency of the BRTA; and extortion in the sector.
The RSF urged the authorities concerned to take necessary initiative to address the issues.
Two killed, 15 hurt in Bagerhat bus accident
At least two people were killed and 15 others injured after a bus crashed into a roadside tree in Fakirhat upazila on Tuesday morning.
One of the deceased was identified as Monir Mollik, 24.
Both of them died on the spot when the driver of the Khulna-bound bus from Dhaka lost its control and crashed into the tree near the Palerhat area of the busy Khulna-Mawa highway around 10am, said Sheikh Abul Hasan, in charge of Mollahat highway police outpost.
On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies. Of the injured, 10 were rushed to Fakirhat upazila health complex and Khulna Medical College and Hospital, he said.
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The bus has been seized but its driver and his assistant managed to flee, the officer added.
Fakirhat upazila executive officer Manowar Hossain said, "Drivers are advised to control the speed of their vehicles. Reckless driving leads to so many accidents.”
Road accidents are common in Bangladesh.
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At least 2,329 people, including 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents across the country in the first half of the current year, says a new report by the Road Safety Foundation.
The road accidents occurred on highways, and national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and June 30 across the country.
Road crashes claim 9 lives in three districts
Nine people were killed and 14 others injured in separate road accidents in Barishal, Cumilla and Dhaka Thursday.
In Barishal, five people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Ujirpur upazila this noon.
Four of the deceased were identified as Ruhul Amin, Abdur Rahman, Md Hasan and Nurul Amin while identity of another could not be known. All the deceased were passengers of the microbus.
Ali Arshad, officer-in-charge of Ujirpur Police Station, said the accident occurred at noon when the Dhaka-bound ‘Molla Paribahan bus’ from Patuakhali rammed the Barishal-bound microbus from Dhaka at Shikarpur, leaving four dead on the spot and 13 other people injured.
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Of the injured, another died on the way to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital.
Though police seized the vehicle, its driver and helpers managed to flee the spot.
In Cumilla, two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Debidwar upazila this noon.
The deceased were identified as Salim, 22, son of Kuddus Miah, and Lakkhan Barman, 26, son of Shuvalchandra Barman. They were residents of nearby Kosba upazila in Brahmanbaria district.
Kamal Uddin, an in-charge (IC) of Mirpur highway police camp, said the accident occurred at noon when a speedy pickup van crashed into a CNG run-auto rickshaw on Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Istrogram area.
In another accident in the district, an elderly man was killed when a bus hit him while he was crossing Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Chandina upazila this morning, said Promdan Majumdar, in-charge of Iliotganj highway police camp.
The deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid, 82, a resident of Naotala village in the upazila.
In the capital, A 24-year-old woman was killed following a collision between two rickshaws, including a battery-run one, in the city’s Chawkbazar area in the early hours of the day, said police.
The deceased was identified as Umme Salma, 24, of Bhola district. She completed her post-graduation from Eden College recently.
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Salma’s cousin Md Hasan said she came to Dhaka this morning after Eid vacation and was going to her hostel at Azimpur from Sadarghat in a battery-run rickshaw with Hasan.
The accident occurred around 4am when a wheel of their rickshaw got stuck in a hole in Islambag area and it overturned after being hit by another speeding rickshaw, leaving Salma seriously injured.
Roads turning more perilous: 10 people killed in Barishal in 24 hours
Within 24 hours of a tragic road accident that left six people dead in Barishal on Wednesday, four people have lost their lives in the same district in a collision between two vehicles.
Four people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Ujirpur upazila of Barishal on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Ruhul Amin, Abdur Rahman, Md Hasan and Nurul Amin of Gazipur district.
All the deceased were passengers of the microbus.
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Ali Arshad, officer-in-charge of Ujirpur Police Station, said the accident occurred at noon when the Dhaka-bound ‘Molla Paribahan bus’ from Patuakhali rammed the Barishal-bound microbus from Dhaka at Shikarpur, leaving a man dead on the spot and 15 other people injured.
Of the injured, three died on the way to Upazila Health Complex.
Police seized the vehicles but no one was arrested in this connection.
Besides, six people were killed in another road accident occurred on the busy Dhaka-Kuakata highway Wednesday noon.
Alauddin Milon, officer-in-charge of Bakerganj Police Station, said the accident occurred when the Barishal-bound bus hit a three-wheeler in the upazila, leaving four of its passengers dead on the spot and three others injured.
The three injured of the same family were sent to SBMCH where Sathi Akther succumbed to her injuries Thursday morning and her child Farhana died in the afternoon.
Road accidents in Bangladesh
As many as 524 people including 73 children were killed and 821 others injured in 467 road accidents across the country in June.
Of these, 204 people died in motorbike accidents alone during this period, which is 38.93% of the total fatalities, the Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on July 4.
Besides, 107 pedestrians, 86 drivers and their assistants were killed in the accidents .
Meanwhile, Bangladesh witnessed 398 deaths on roads in 319 accidents in just 15 days during journeys before and after Eid-ul-Azha this year.
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The accidents and deaths recorded on Bangladesh roads during Eid-ul-Azha were highest in the last 7 years, according to a report prepared by Jatri Kalyan Samiti, a passenger welfare organization.
2 children killed in Jashore road crash
Two minor children were crushed under the wheels of a tractor trolley in Sadar upazila of Jashore on Sunday morning, said police.
The deceased were identified as Jahia Khatun, 4, and her cousin Abu Huraira, 2, of Jirat village of the upazila.
Jahia's father Kamal Hossain was going to carry soil with the tractor trolley and when the vehicle started moving he did not notice the children who were behind the vehicle, said Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jashore Kotwali Model police station.
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Zahia's father said, “The vehicle got stuck while moving backwards. When I went to check, I found the children crushed under the wheels.”
He could not hear their screams due the loud noise of the tractor, he said in a choked voice.
The bodies were handed over to the families without any post-mortem as they did not lodge any complaint, said the OC.
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Road crashes claim 26 lives in 9 districts
At least 26 people including eight members of three families were killed and 40 others injured in separate road accidents in 9 districts on Saturday, police said.
In Tangail, four people were killed and 15 others injured when a commuter bus crashed into a truck parked along the busy Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila early in the morning.
The deceased were Alak Roy, 38, Binoy Roi, 40, of Pirganj upazila of Rangpur, Shakhawat Hossain, 36 of Madhupur upazila and Jakaria, 32 of Barishal.
Molla Tutul, officer-in-charge (OC) of Gorai Highway Police Station, said the accident occurred around 4:30am when the ‘Binimoy Paribahan’ bus hit the stationary sand-laden truck from behind in the Dulla Mansur area.
"The impact left three passengers dead on the spot and 16 others injured. The injured were rushed to a local hospital where one of them was declared dead on arrival," he said.
In another accident, three members of a family were killed after being hit by a bus at Pakulya on the same highway.
The deceased were Parvin Begum, 27, her son Sumon, 7 and daughter Sadia,10, hailing from Banshtoil village in Mirzapur upazila.
In Bogura, four people, including a father –son duo, were killed and another one injured when a truck hit a private car at Kalia Pukur in Kahalu upazila this morning.
The deceased were identified as Tanser Ali, 60, his son Tagar Ali, 35, Abdur Rahman, 35, son of Mafiz Uddin, and Sumon, 30, a private car driver.
Ambar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kahalu Police Station, said the accident occurred around 8am when the Naogaon-bound truck from Bogura hit the private car at Dargahat, leaving three people dead on the spot and two others injured.
The injured were taken to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, where doctors declared Abdur Rahman dead on arrival.
In Mymensingh, three members of a family were killed as a truck knocked them down in court bhaban area of Trishal upazila on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway this afternoon.
The deceased were Jahangir Alam, 35, his eight-month pregnant wife Ratna Begum,26 and their two and a hald years old daughter Jannat Ara.
Ranta gave birth to a daughter when the accident occurred local people took the newborn to uapzila health complex and then to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
Locals said Jahangir went to Trishal upazila headquarter along with his wife Ratna and child for a medical test of his pregnant wife.
The Mymensingh-bound goods-laden truck knocked down the three while they were crossing the road around 2:30 pm, leaving the trio dead on the spot, said Officer-in-charge of Trishal police station Md Main Uddin.
The truck has been seized and a case will be filed, he said.
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7 killed in road accidents in 3 districts
Seven people died in separate road accidents in Faridpur, Sylhet and Chuadanga districts on Sunday.
In Faridpur, three people including a 30-year old woman and her 7-year old daughter were killed in separate road accidents.
Two of the deceased were identified as Suparna Biswas, wife of Prabir Biswas of Tungrail village in Boalmari upazila and their daughter Protyasha Biswas.
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Suparna and her daughter were returning home on a paddled van with her daughter from Shasrail market around 2:30 pm when a recklessly speeding truck hit the van from behind near Kalimajhi brick kiln on Maijkandi-Bhatiapara regional highway, said Kalpana Mandal one of the witnesses.
The truck driver managed to flee along with the truck, leaving the duo dead on spot, said Md Abdul Wahab, Officer-in-Charge of Boalmari police station.
Meanwhile, Sajib Sheikh, 17, a construction worker was killed and two others were injured as he lost control over his motorcycle near Shyampur filling station in Sadarpur upazila headquarter.
In Sylhet, three people were killed as a motorcycle collided with a truck in Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet.
The deceased were identified as Jashim Uddin, 16, son of Abdul Ahad, and Azim Uddin,19, son of Shiraz Uddin, Fahim Ahmed Ami, 16, son of Subedur Rahman from Sylhet sadar upazila , said Golam Dastagir Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge of Jaintapur police station.
The accident occurred around 3 pm near Sylhet gas field on Sylhet-Tamabil highway leaving one of the motorcycle riders dead on spot.
Another motorcyclist died on the way to hospital while another severly injured rider died under treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital, said the OC.
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“Both the vehicles were seized but none has been arrested in this regard yet,” he said.
In Chuadanga, a seventh grader was killed hit by a tractor at Ramnagar intersection of Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga
The deceased was identified as Al Amin alias Likhan, 14, son of Khandakar Mohammad Ashraful and a student of Memnagar high school, said AHM Lutful Kabir, Officer-in-Charge of Darshana police station.
Police said a mud-laden tractor hit the Likhan from the opposite direction on his way home from a coaching centre in the area around 10:00am leaving him spot dead.
2 killed in separate city accidents
Two people have been killed in separate road accidents in the city’s Gulistan area.
A 35-year-old man was killed being hit by a bus in front of Awami League (AL) party office in Gulistan Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Jahangir Matabbar, of Faridpur’s Boalmari upazila. He came to the city to undergo medical test for going abroad.
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Enamul Haque, assistant sub-inspector of Paltan Police Station, said a bus of ‘Manzil Paribahan’ knocked down Jahangir while he was crossing the road.
The bus was seized and the body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for an autopsy.
However, the driver managed to flee, he added.
On Friday night, an unidentified man, believed to be in his 30s, was killed being hit by a truck in Gulistan.
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Some street children took him to DMCH around 1 am where doctors declared him dead, said Bachchu Miah, in-charge of DMCH police outpost.
He added that the body has been kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy.