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8-yr-old killed in Dhamrai road accident
An eight-year-old girl was killed in a road accident in Dakshin Bathuli village of Savar’s Dhamrai on Tuesday.
Deceased Nasima Akter was the daughter of Nasir Uddin, an expatriate from Dakshin Bathuli village in Dhamrai.
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The accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon. The girl was crossing the street when she was crushed under the wheels of a coal-laden truck, OC Atiqur Rahman of Dhamrai Police Station said.
He said that the body was handed over to her family without an autopsy as per their wishes.
13 industrial cops hurt in Ctg road crash
Thirteen industrial police members were injured as a police van carrying them was hit by a bus near Sagorika area in the port city on Saturday.
The injured were identified as Shamim Hossain,22, Jashim,23, Rimi,22, Manik,24, Salauddin, 22, Shaikat, 22, Mahabul, 26, Shajib,21, Jannat,22, Rumpa,21, Masud,23, Md Jashim,23,Uinpre, 22, said Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-Charge of Pahartali police station in Chattogram.
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The injured are currently being treated at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, he said.
The police members were heading toward the office of Superintendent of Police at Khulshi from Kattali when a local bus hit it it around 9 am.
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“The bus was seized immediately after the accident but its driver managed to flee. Efforts are on to arrest him,” said the OC.
Journey home ends in tragedy: Mother killed, son hurt in Turag road accident
A 48-year-old woman was killed and her 16-year-old son injured after a truck hit them in Dhaka's Turag early Sunday, police said.
The deceased Ambia Begum was from Matlab Uttar, Chandpur.
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The accident occurred around 6:30am at Kamarpara when Ambia, her husband, and sons Shamsudding and Mohiuddin (16) were walking to a nearby bus stoppage to go to their village home.
"A truck hit my mother and Mohiuddin from behind, leaving them critically injured, as we were crossing the road to catch a bus," Shamsuddin said.
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The mother and son were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where Ambia was declared dead at 9am, said Inspector Bachhu Miah, in-charge of DMCH Police Camp. "The body was kept in the hospital morgue for an autopsy."
Mohiuddin is out of danger now and receiving treatment at DMCH, Bachhu added.
5 tourists killed in India road crash
At least five people were killed and two others injured when their SUV crashed into a speeding dumper on a busy expressway near the national capital on Thursday.
Police said the accident occurred on the Yamuna Expressway in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida city bordering Delhi when the victims, all tourists from western India, were returning from Agra, where they had gone to visit the Taj Mahal.
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"They were on the way from Agra towards Noida (sister city of Greater Noida) when their SUV hit the dumper truck from the rear side near Jewar toll plaza," a spokesperson for Noida Police told the local media.
While five of the occupants died on the spot, the injured have been hospitalised. "The condition of one of them is critical," a police officer said.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took to Twitter to expresse grief over the loss of the lives in the accident. "Praying for peace to departed souls," he said.
A probe has been ordered into the accident, the police spokesperson said, adding that the truck was seized.
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Road accidents are very common in India, with one taking place every four minutes. These accidents are often blamed on poor roads, rash driving and scant regard for traffic laws.
Indian government's implementation of stricter traffic laws in recent years have failed to rein in accidents, which claim over 100,000 lives every year.
7 of family killed in India road accident
Seven members of a family died when the car in which they were travelling collided with another vehicle on a busy expressway in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
Police said all the deceased, including a child, were on their way to attend a wedding when the accident occurred on the Yamuna Expressway in the state's Mathura town, 130 kms from the national capital.
"The impact of the crash was such that all the occupants of the car died on the spot. Two occupants of the other vehicle also sustained injuries in the accident," a police officer told the local media.
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Indian Prime Minister's Office tweeted to say that Narendra Modi had expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and wished for a quick recovery for the injured.
"A probe has been ordered into the fatal accident," the police officer said.
Road accidents are very common in India, with one taking place every four minutes. These accidents are often blamed on poor roads, rash driving and scant regard for traffic laws.
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Indian government's implementation of stricter traffic laws in recent years have failed to rein in accidents, which claim over 100,000 lives every year.
Two die in road accident on Barisal-Patuakhali highway
Two youths were killed and another was injured when their bike collided with a motorised three-wheeler on the busy Barisal-Patuakhali highway in Jhalakathi district early Wednesday
The deceased were identified as Nirob, 25, son of Shahjahan Mridha, and Limon, 20, son of Nasir Howldar. Both were residents of ward 29 area in Barishal city.
The accident occurred around 12pm near the Kather Ghor area of Nalchity upazila on the Barisal-Patuakhali highway.
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According to witnesses, Nirob with his two friends -- Limon and Sumon -- were travelling towards Barishal on a motorcycle when it collided with the three-wheeler. Nirob dead on the spot in the impact.
Limon died of his injuries at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital, while Sumon is battling for his life at the medical facility, said Abul Kalam, ward master of the hospital.
Ataur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Nalchity police station, said the injured was taken to hospital by locals. “We are looking into the matter,” he said.
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2 killed in Chattogram road crash
Two people were killed in a collsion between a private car and an auto-rickshaw in the port city on Sunday.The deceased were identified as RajuDash,40, the auto-rickshaw driver from Halishahar area and Josna Ara Begum, 75, passenger of the private car.
The accident occurred around 2:30 pm near Kalushah bypass at Banglabazar area on Sitakunda-Patenga road.
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The private car heading towards the city from Mirsarai collided with the battery driven auto -rickshaw coming from the opposite side of the road leaving its driver Raju dead on the spot, said the witnesses.
Josna Begum was taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital in a critical condition where doctors announced her dead , said Zakir Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Akbar Shah police station.“Josna’s son Maruf and the car driver remained unhurt. The car was seized but the driver managed to flee”, said OC Zakir Hossain.
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32-year-old biker killed in Ctg road accident
A 32-year-old biker died while his friend riding pillion was injured after being hit by a speeding bus in Chattogram on Tuesday night, police said.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Farhad, son of Abdul Malek of Banarupa Para in Bandarban Sadar upazila. He was a hotelier by profession.
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The accident occurred around 8.30pm near the BGB office in the Bazalia area of the district's Satkania upazila.
"The Bandarban-bound bus hit their bike, leaving Farhad dead on the spot," said the officer-in-charge of Satkania police station, Tareq Mohammad Abdul Hannan.
On information, police rushed to the spot and took the body into custody.
Though the truck has been seized, its driver managed to flee, the OC said.
2 killed in Rampura, Gulshan road crashes
Two people were killed in separate road accidents in the city’s Rampura and Gulshan areas on Monday.
At Rampura, a 31-year-old man was killed when a covered van ran over him in front of Rampura TV Centre around 5am.
The deceased was identified as Sadman Sakib, son of Zahurul Haque of Sadar upazila in Bogura district.
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Sadman met the tragic incident while crossing the road on his way home after finishing his night shift at work.
At Gulshan, a 48-year-old businessman was injured when a pick-up van struck the road divider as its driver lost control near the Gulshan-2 circle around 6am.
Abdul Latif, hailing from Kishoreganj, succumbed to his injuries around 9 am at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
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The two bodies were kept at the mortuary of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in –charge of the hospital police camp.
3 killed, 12 injured in Magura road crash
Three people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a battery-run auto-rickshaw and a bus in Mohammadpur upazila in Magura on Sunday noon.
The deceased were identified as auto-rickshaw driver Rabbi, 22, Jashim, 24, and Nirmal Kumar Biswas, 60, of the upazila.
Ikram Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mohammadpur police station, said the accident occurred around 12pm near Kanutia on Mohammadpur road when the auto-rickshaw was hit at high speed by the bus coming from the opposite side, leaving around 15 people injured.
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Among the injured, four were rushed to Magura Sadar Hospital where the doctor declared Rabbi and Jashim dead, said the OC.
Nirmal succumbed to his injuries on the way to Jashore hospital.
The vehicles were seized. However, the bus driver managed to flee the scene, he said.
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A case was filed at Mohammadpur police station in this regard, he added.