road crash
2 truck drivers killed in Laxmipur road crash
Two truck drivers were killed and three people injured following a head- on collision between two mini trucks on Raipur-Chandpur regional road in Chowdhury Pul area of Raipur upazila early Saturday.
The deceased could not be identified yet.
Tota Miah, officer-in-charge of Raipur Police Station, said the accident took place in the area following the collision between two vehicles, leaving the duo dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the bodies.
3 killed in Sirajganj road crash
Three people were killed in a road crash on Hatikumrul-Banpara highway at Hamkuria in Tarash upazila on Thursday night.
The deceased were identified as Manirul Islam, 36, son of Yusuf Ali; Shakil Mia, 20, son of Musa; and Ashraful Islam, 30, son of Ayezuddin of Gurudashpur upazila.
Road accident kills 4 in Rangpur
Four transport workers were killed and another was injured in a road accident at Anantapur point on the Taraganj-Burirhat road in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur on Wednesday.
3 killed in Sirajganj road crash
At least three people were killed and two others were injured as two trucks collided head-on in Nalka Talukdar area of Kamarkhand upazila on Wednesday.
3 members of a family killed in Rajbari road crash
Three members of a family were killed and three others injured when a truck hit a private car on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Khankhanapur in Sadar upazila on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Shuvro Mandal, 33, Lizan Biswas, 6, Shyamol Mandal, 35, of Ballavpur village in Mujibnagar upazila of Meherpur district.
Police said the accident took place around 10:30am when the truck hit the private car carrying six people while heading towards Dhaka, leaving three killed on the spot and three others injured.
The injured were taken to Goalanda Upazila Health Complex.
Two killed in city road crash
Two pedestrians were killed and a motorcyclist was injured after a bus hit them in the city’s Bangla Motor area on Thursday.
13 killed in Gaibandha road crash
At least 13 people were killed as a truck overturned on a road in Dublagari area of Polashbari upazila in Gaibandha district on Thursday morning.
2 killed in Bogura road crash
Two women were killed and three others were injured after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw on Sherpur-Dhaka Highway at Zamuna Para in Sherpur upazila on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Nila Khatun, 35, wife of Sultan Mahmud of Sherua village in the upazila and Arpita Saha, 20, daughter of Jibon Saha of Mathurapur village in Dhunat upazila.
Ratan Islam, station officer of Sherpur Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the accident took place around 10am when the Dhaka-bound truck hit an auto-rickshaw, leaving Nila dead on the spot and four others injured.
The injured were taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where Arpita died later.
Road crashes claim thousands of lives every year and they are mainly blamed on unskilled drivers, unfit vehicles and rundown road condition.
Last year, road crashes left 5,227 people dead and 6,953 injured, according to a road safety advocacy group. In February alone, at least 534 people were killed and 1,169 others injured.
In a report published in February, the World Bank said Bangladesh needs to invest an estimated extra $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities.
Manikganj cricketer killed in road crash
A former cricketer of Manikganj district was killed in a collision between a trolley van and the motorcycle at Kalibari in Daulatpur upazila on Monday.
Two killed in Mymesingh road crash
Two people were killed when a truck ran them over on Mymensingh-Kishoreganj road at Charanipara in Nandail upazila on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Abdur Rashid, 70, and Sirajul Islam, 55, of the upazila.
The maize-laden truck hit a pedestrian and a by-cyclist around 6am, leaving them dead on the spot, said Toufiqul Islam Towhid, officer-in-charge of Nandail Highway Police Station.
Police seized the truck but could not arrest its driver.