Dhaka, June 23 – At least 31 people were killed and 104 others injured in road accidents in seven districts early Saturday.
Among the victims, 16 were killed in Gaibandha, six in Rangpur, two each in Natore, Gopalganj, Sirajganj, Faridpur districts and one in Savar of Dhaka district. According to reports reaching the UNB news desk, at least 16 people were killed and 37 others injured as a bus crashed into a tree at Goruhati in Palashbari Upazila of Gaibandha district around 5:30 am.
Details of the victims are still awaited.
The accident took place when the bus hit the roadside tree as its driver lost control over the steering, leaving eight passengers dead on the spot and 45 injured, said Akhtaruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Palashbari Police Station.
Later, eight of the injured died on the way to the hospital.
In Rangpur, at least six people, including two women, were killed and five others injured as a truck hit a bus at Shayelashah Bazar in GangachharaUpazila around 2:30 am.
The accident took place when the sand-laden truck hit the stationary BRTC double-decker bus, leaving six passengers of the bus dead on the spot and five others injured, said Abdullah Hel Baki, officer-in-charge of Taraganj Highway Police.
Two of the deceased were identified as Nishat, 20, and Sajjad, 19.
In Natore, two people were killed and three others injured when a sand-laden truck hit an easy-bike in Alaipur area of the district town around 7am, said Mohiuddin, station officer of Natore Fire Service.
The deceased were identified as Sulta Rani Debnath and KanailalDebnath, residents of Sonapatil village of Naldangaupazila.
The injured were admitted to Sadar Hospital.
In Gopalganj, two motorcyclists were killed as a bus their vehicle after the bus driver lost control over the wheel on Gopalganj-Tungipara road in Ghonapara area of Sadar Upazila around 7:45 am, said Sub-inspector Shawkat of the Sadar Police Station.
The deceased was not identified immediately.
In Sirajganj, at least two people were killed and 19 others were injured following a head-on collision between a truck and a bus on Dhaka-Bogura highway in Kaliakapur area of Raiganjupazila around 6:30 am, said Abdul Kader Zilani, officer-in-charge of Hatikumrul Highway Police.
In Faridpur, Two people were killed and 20 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Purba Sadardi area of Bhanga Upazila around 9 am, said senior station officer Saifuzzaman of Faridpur Fire Service.
In Savar, a man was killed and 20 others were injured as a bus hit a truck on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Turag area around 7 am.
Jamal Hossain, in-charge of Aminbazar Police outpost, said that the accident took place when the bus hit the truck from behind, leaving one dead on the spot and 20 people injured. – UNB
