A young man was dead and three were injured in a collision between two trucks at Uchitpur in Chirirbandar of Dinajpur district early this morning. The deceased was identified as Russel, 18, helper of a truck driver and son of Quamrul Islam of Naogaon district. Bonmali Roy, officer-in-charge of Chirirbandar Police Station, said the accident occurred around 5 am when the Naogaon bound paddy-carrying truck collided head on with a coal-laden truck coming from the opposite direction — leaving one dead on the spot and three others injured. Also read: Road accidents kill 2 in Sirajganj The injured were taken to a local hospital. Identities of the injured could not be immediately confirmed.  

A woman and her 12-year-old daughter riding pillion on her husband's bike were killed after being hit by a speeding truck near M Abdur Rahim Medical College in Dinajpur in the early hours of Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Beauty Begum, 35, and her daughter Fahima, all residents of Pashtikari village in Bholahat upazila of Chapainawabganj. Read: Three bodies fished out of Barishal river The accident occurred when the speeding truck crashed into the bike around 5am while they were on their way home for Eid, leaving the duo dead on the spot, said Asaduzzama, inspector (investigation) of Kotwali Police Station. Beauty’s husband Mohammad Hossain and their minor son also sustained severe injuries in the accident. "They are being treated at M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital," he said. "Efforts are on to nab the truck driver who sped away after the accident," the inspector said.