Six people, including two sisters, were killed and 31 others injured in separate road accidents in Pabna, Bogra and Chapainawabganj yesterday.
Our Pabna correspondent reports: Two sisters were crushed under the wheels of a truck when they were crossing the Pabna-Kushtia highway in Ruppur Natunhat intersection area of Ishwardi upazila yesterday.
The deceased are Arifa Khatun, 18, an HSC student, and Dipa Khatun, 13, a class IX student, daughters of Rashed Ali of village Diar Shahapur of the upazila.
The two girls were returning home after attending private tuition classes.
Following the accident, agitating locals set fire to the vehicle.
Police arrested the truck driver and his helper from the spot.
Our Bogra correspondent says: Three passengers of a bus were killed and 30 others injured in a road accident in Hatibandha area of Shibganj upazila yesterday.
One of the deceased has been identified as Bulbuli, 30.
Police said the accident took place around 12:45am when a Dhaka-bound bus from Panchagarh hit a truck. Hit hard, the Rangpur-bound truck was pushed backward and hit a microbus running behind it.
The injured were rushed to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.
Our Chapainawabganj correspondent adds: One man was killed and another was seriously injured as a truck hit them at Koilabari village of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj yesterday.
The deceased is Golam Rabbani, 35, son of Setaur Rahman of Dhobra village in Shibganj upazila.
The injured was rushed to Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital.
Source : The Daily Star
