Four killed in road accidents

At least four people have been killed in road accidents in Faridpur and Rajbari districts.

According to local sources two people were killed and several others injured in a tragic road accident in Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur on their way back after seeing the inauguration of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge.

The accident took place when a Dhaka-bound truck collided head-on with a passenger microbus on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Kandi area in Nagarkanda upazila of the district around 8 pm on Saturday.

The deceased could not be identified immediately but they were passengers of the microbus.

On information, police were sent to the spot and the injured were admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital after they were recovered, said Md Hamiduddin Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhanga Highway police station.

Police are working to take necessary steps in this regard, he added.

Two people were killed and another was injured when a truck rammed a motorbike on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district on Saturday night, police said on Sunday.

The deceased were identified as Rony Kha, 32, son of Abdul Jalil Kha of Sadar upazila in Faridpur district and Sumon Talukdar, 35, son of Hasan Talukdar of Shariatpur district.

Tarikul Islam, officer-in-charge of Ahladipur Highway Police Station, said the accident occurred around 10:30 pm when the speedy truck hit the motorbike carrying three people, leaving two dead on the spot and another injured.