A 70-year-old man was killed when a bus of Welcome Paribahan hit him while he was crossing the road. The deceased was crossing the Gulistan GPO Maingate intersection at around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday when the bus hit him. Police officers on patrol rushed him to the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). Also Read: Two dead, 2 injured as bus hits autorickshaw in Cumilla The doctors pronounced him dead at around 7:15 p.m. Inspector Bachchu Miah, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, said on Friday the body was kept in the morgue for an autopsy.  

Two people were dead and two were injured after a bus rammed into a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Cumilla's Daudkandi upazila on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Yakub Ali, 30, son of Billal Hossain at Malikhil village in Daudkandi upazila, and Jotsna Begum, 55, wife of Abul Kashem in Chhotana village of Devidwar upazila. The injured Nusrat Jahan,7, and auto driver Mazarul,38, were first admitted to Gouripur Hospital. Later, they were sent to Dhaka as their condition deteriorated. Also Read: 2 killed, 15 hurt on Barishal-Patharghata highway after bus crashes into tree Md Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Daudkandi Highway Police Station, said a Cumilla-bound bus of Tisha Paribahan hit the auto-rickshaw in Dighirpar area on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway around 11:30 am, leaving Jotsna Begum dead on the spot. Yakub Ali died on the way to the hospital, added the OC. Police seized the bus but its driver and helper managed to flee the scene, said the officer, adding that legal action will be taken in this regard.    

Two people were killed and three were injured when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Mymensingh-Netrakona road in Gouripur upazila of the former on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Humayun Kabir, 20, driver of the CNG run auto-rickshaw from Beltoli Dakkhinpara area, and Rubel Mia, 32, son of Abdul Sattar of Beltoli Maddhyapara area of the upazila. The accident occurred around 10:30 pm in Charpara Madrasa area when a sand-laden truck hit the Shyamganj-bound auto-rickshaw, leaving one dead on the spot and four others injured, said officer-in-charge of Gouripur Police Station Mahmudul Islam. Also read: 2 killed in Mymensingh as bus crashes into motorcycle The injured were taken to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital where the doctors declared Rubel dead. Police seized the truck and recovered the bodies. The truck driver managed to flee the scene.  

The death toll from a tragic road accident in Madaripur’s Shibchar upazila rose to 19 this noon (March 19, 2023), with three more succumbing to their injuries.  Two of the injured died on the way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) from Madaripur, said Md Bachhu Miah, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost. He said five more injured were admitted at the hospital and are undergoing treatment. Another injured died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Madaripur.    Read more: 4 killed, 15 injured in Tangail road crash Earlier in the morning, a Dhaka-bound bus of Emad Paribahan from Khulna fell into a roadside ditch in Madaripur’s Shibchar upazila.   Abu Nayeem Md Mofazzal Huq, officer-in-charge of Shibchar Highway Police Station, said the incident occurred around 8 am when the bus fell into a roadside ditch after its driver lost control over the wheel on the approach road of Padma Bridge, in Simana area under Kathalbari union of Shibchar upazila, leaving 14 people including the bus driver dead on the spot.  Two people breathed their last on the way to the hospital, he said.  The OC informed that 20 injured people have so far been rescued from the wreckage.   Members of fire service and civil defence and police, accompanied by locals, have been conducting the rescue operation, he said.  The identities of the dead could not be known immediately, the OC said. Speeding might have caused the accident that led to the casualties, he added. Read More: All 64 districts to celebrate Padma Bridge's inauguration

Five people were killed when a bus collided head-on with a locally-made motorised vehicle at Shankarpasha of Pirojpur's Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased were identified as Shahin Mallik, 18, son of Al-Amin Mallik, Yeasin Mina, 22, son of Abul Hossain Mina, both were residents of Bagerhat’s Morrelganj upazila, Md. Badsha, 17, Shahin Molla, 20, Shabbir Hossain, 21, all three were residents of Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila. Locals said, a group of 18 people were going to Bhandaria area of Pirojpur district to provide catering service (food serving) at a wedding program by a locally-made motorised vehicle from Kachua upazila of Bagerhat district. When the motor-vehicle came near the Shankarpasha area, a wheel of the vehicle blasted and collided with a bus coming from the opposite direction, leaving two dead on the spot. Immediately, the injured were rushed to the nearby hospital where doctor declared another dead. Besides, some critically injured people were referred to Khulna Medical College Hospital where two more succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment. Alson read: Juba League leader shot while campaigning in Pirojpur AZM Masuduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Pirojpur Sadar Police Station, said that police recovered three bodies in the incident so far and seized the bus and motorised vehicle. Legal actions are under processing in this regard, said the OC.    

Two Italian air force pilots were killed Tuesday during an exercise when the light aircraft they were flying collided mid-air and crashed to the ground, Italy’s air force said in a statement. The two U-208 aircraft crashed near the Guidonia military airport, located around 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Rome. No injuries on the ground were reported. Also Read: Philippine plane crash kills 2, another carrying 6 missing One of the planes crashed into a car on a narrow residential street lined with apartment buildings; the other landed in a field. Premier Giorgia Meloni expressed her condolences to the pilots’ families and colleagues.

A college student died after a motorcycle collided head-on with a cattle-carrying locally customised vehicle, “Nosimon”, in Mougram area of Singra upazila under Natore district this afternoon. The deceased was identified as Cesar Sarkar (18), a first-year student of Bamihal Rahmat Iqbal College, said Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Singra Police Station. Cesar, who was riding the motorcycle, was critically injured in the accident. He was taken to the Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead, said the OC.

Three people were dead and six were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a pickup van at Aziznagar in Cox's Bazar's Chakaria this morning. The incident happened around 8:30 am at the Aziznagar-12 bridge area on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway, said Khokon Rudra, sub-inspector of Chiringa Highway Police Outpost. Two people were dead on the spot. The condition of the rest of the passengers is critical. The injured have been sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital. The bus and the pickup van are in police custody. The deceased were identified as Md Hamid, 32; Jahangir Alam; and Naju Miah, 28, of Karmuhuri Para of the same union. The death toll is likely to rise. The deceased were passengers of the pickup van. Witness Mohammad Osman Gani said the accident happened when the pickup van was trying to overtake a motorcycle.

Two people were killed and three others including two policemen were injured as a pickup van rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Jatrabari area of Dhaka Friday morning. The deceased were identified as  CNG driver  Md Akbar Hossain, 40, and pedestrian Md Hasan, 30. Among the injured, one identified as Sohel, 35. However, the identities of the policemen could not be known. Salman Rahman,  sub-inspector of  Jatrabari Police Station, said a speedy pickup van hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Rayerbag area around 6:30 am, leaving them injured. Also Read: 2 vegetable traders killed on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway as pickup van crashes into truck Police rushed them to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Akbar dead on arrival, he said. Later, pedestrianHasan succumbed to his injuries around 9:30am, added the SI. The injured policemen are undergoing treatment at Rajarbagh Hospital. Police, however, detained the pickup driver and his assistant, SI Rahman said. The bodies have been kept at DMCH morgue for post-mortem, said Inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp.  

A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in the country's north early Wednesday, killing 32 and injuring at least 85, officials said. Multiple cars derailed and at least three burst into flames after the collision near Tempe, a small town next to a valley where major highway and rail tunnels are located, some 380 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens. Survivors said several passengers were thrown through the windows of the train cars due to the impact. They said others fought to free themselves after the passenger train buckled, slamming into a field next to the tracks. Hospital officials in the nearby city of Larissa said at least 25 people had serious injuries. “The evacuation process is ongoing and is being carried out under very difficult conditions due to the severity of the collision between the two trains,” said Vassilis Varthakoyiannis, a spokesperson for Greece’s firefighting service. Rescuers wearing head lamps worked in thick smoke, pulling pieces of mangled metal from the cars to search for trapped people. Others scoured the field with flashlights and checked underneath the wreckage. Several of the dead are believed to have been found in the restaurant area near the front of the passenger train. Also Read: Greece: 3 dead after boat with migrants hits rocks The possible cause of the collision was not immediately clear. Two rail officials were being questioned by police but had not been detained. Passengers who received minor injuries or were unharmed were transported by bus to Thessaloniki, 130 kilometers (80 miles) to the north. Police took their names as they arrived, in an effort to track anyone who may be missing. A teenage survivor who did not give his name told reporters as he got off one of the buses that just before the crash, he felt a strong braking and saw sparks and then there was a sudden stop. “Our carriage didn’t derail, but the ones in front did and were smashed,” he said, visibly shaken. He added that the first car caught fire and that he used a bag to break the window of his car, the fourth, and escape. Also Read: Cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashes in Greece Rail operator Hellenic Train said the northbound passenger train from Athens to Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, had about 350 passengers on board. In comments to state television, Costas Agorastos, the regional governor of the Thessaly area, described the collision as “very powerful" and said it was “a terrible night.” “The front section of the train was smashed. ... We’re getting cranes to come in and special lifting equipment clear the debris and lift the rail cars. There's debris flung all around the crash site." Officials said the army had been contacted to assist. Hellenic Train, which has added highspeed services in recent years, is operated by Italy's FS Group, which runs rail services in several European countries.