Four killed in road crashes

Four people were killed in separate road accidents in Khulna, Magura and Bogura districts Tuesday morning.

In Khulna, two people died in separate accidents that took place at Parchalna village of Chalna municipality in Dakope upazila and in the Notun Rasta Mor area in the city.

According to locals, Parul Biswas, 60, was seriously injured after being hit by a speeding motorcycle in front of her house at around 11 am at Parchalna village. She later died on the way to a hospital.

In another road accident at around 9 am motorcyclist  Aksar, 26, was killed following a collision with a tank lorry in the city, said Kazi Kamal, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station.

The driver and helper of the tank lorry fled the scene.

In Magura, Md Pappu, 19, a  college student, was killed in a collision between two motorcycles in Sreepur upazila of the district.

In Bogura, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was killed as a passenger bus hit his auto-rickshaw in the Shajahanpur upazila of the district Tuesday morning.

The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak, from Khandkertola village of the Upazila.

In-charge of Sherpur Highway police camp Joynal Abedin said the accident occurred at around 8:30 am.