Three killed in Bogura road accidents

At least three people, including two siblings, were killed and 20 more injured in separate road accidents in Mokamtala and Kalibala areas of Bogura district Saturday night.

The deceased were identified as Kuheli Akter, 26, and her brother Siam Hossain, 20. The third deceased is Milon Hossain, from Gaibanda.

Kuheli and Siam were headed to Rangpur from Bogura in a private car. The car lost control due to a tyre burst at around 9:15 pm and it crashed into a truck. Passengers of the car were rushed to the hospital where doctors declared the siblings dead.

Another passenger, Humayun Kabir, is seriously injured, said Ali Jahan, sub-inspector of the Bogura district detective branch.

In another accident, a Dhaka-bound bus of Saikat Paribahan lost control and flipped in the Kalibala area at around 11:15 pm.

The accident left Milon Hossain dead on the spot.

Twenty injured passengers were rescued and rushed to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College.