road accident
One killed, three injured on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in car-truck crash
The driver of a speeding car was killed and three of its passengers seriously injured on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Chattogram's Sitakunda Friday after the fire service said a car crashed into a truck.
The deceased was identified as Forkan from Boalkhali upazila, Chattogram. The injured are Md Shahidullah, 55, his wife Jahanara Begum, 45, and son Arafat Hossain, 22, from Noakhali's Begumganj.
Nurul Alam Dulal, senior station officer of Sitakunda Fire Service, said the port city-bound car rammed into a truck parked along a road at Barabkunda Bazar of Sitakunda.
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"Forkan died on the spot. Shahidullah, Jahanara, and Arafat, who were rushed to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital in critical conditions, are not out of danger yet," he added.
6 die in India road accident
Six people were killed when a speeding car crashed into an auto-rickshaw and a bike in the Indian state of Gujarat, police said on Friday.
The accident occurred near Dali village of Gujarat's Anand district, 100 kms from the western state's capital Gandhinagar, on Thursday night.
"The car first hit the auto-rickshaw carrying four people and then the bike as its driver tried to speed away," a senior police officer told the local media.
All the four occupants of the three-wheeler passenger vehicle and two teenagers on the bike sustained serious injuries in the impact of the crash.
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"They were rushed to a local hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival. The car driver also sustained minor injuries in the accident," the officer said.
A probe has been ordered into the accident, he said. "The car driver has been booked for rash and negligent driving. He will be arrested upon discharge from the hospital."
Road accidents are common in India, with one taking place every four minutes. These accidents are blamed on poor roads, rash driving and scant regard for traffic laws.
The Indian government's implementation of stricter traffic laws in recent years has failed to rein in accidents, which claim over 100,000 lives every year.
75-yr-old killed in road accident in Dhaka
A 75-year-old man walking back home from a local mosque died after being hit by a truck at Shyampur in the city's Jurain area in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Hazi Abdul Mannan. He was originally from Louhajang in Munshiganj district.
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"The accident occurred around 12.20am when Mannan was crossing the road. The truck travelling at high speed hit him, leaving him injured," said inspector Bacchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police outpost.
Mannan was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries around 3.30am, said Bacchu.
"We have seized the truck."
Bangladeshi expat killed in UAE road crash
A Bangladeshi expatriate was killed after being hit by a private car in Ajman city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Md Kamal Uddin, 38, of Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram.
Khwaja Mainuddin, a neighbor of Kamal in the UAE, told his family that Kamal was hit by a speeding car while crossing the road in the city at night.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Kamal had been working in a laundry shop in the UAE for the last 17/18 years, he added.
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Microbus torched after schoolboy hurt in N’ganj road accident
Local people set a microbus on fire as a schoolboy was injured when the microbus hit an auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district on Monday.
Quoting local people, Azizul Haque, officer-in-charge of Araihazar Police Station, said the microbus carrying some policemen hit the auto-rickshaw carrying some school students at Purinda area of the upazila, leaving a schoolboy injured.
One policeman was also injured during the accident.
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When the policeman tried to blame the auto-rickshaw driver, the students of Purinda KM High School students turned furious and set the microbus on fire.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
The injured schoolboy was given first aid.
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Vehicular movement on the busy road remained suspended for some time after the accident.
Perilous roads: Seven killed in 4 dists
At least seven people, including a child were killed and another injured in separate road accidents in Chuadanga, Habiganj, Rajshahi and Dhaka districts on Saturday.
In Chuadanga, at least three motorcyclists were killed and another was injured as two motorcycles collided in the Jafarpur area of Chuadanga municipality on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Tunu Hossain alias Anando, 22, son of Sirajul Islam of Farmpara of Chuadanga , Mithu Hossain, 30, son of Rikat Ali of Nurnagar Colonypara, and Shri Mukta Halder,28, son of Shri Manoranjan Halder of Sirajganj district.
The injured was Roni Hossain ,35, son of Alauddin Biswas of Monharpur village of Bagmara police station in Rajshahi district.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Chuadanga Sadar Police Station Mahabubur Rahman said the accident occurred around 1pm when the two motorcycles collided in front of the Jafarpur Youth Development Department, leaving two bikers dead on the spot.
Another succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital around 3:15pm.
On information, police rushed to the spot, said the OC.
In Habiganj, a truck driver and his assistant were killed when another truck hit their truck in Bahubal Upazila of the district in the early hours of Saturday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, said Salah Uddin, officer-in-charge of Shaistaganj Highway Police Station.
The accident occurred at Baganbari on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at around 5 am when they were doing repair works underneath the truck parking it on the highway and they were hit by another truck.
Both of them died on the spot, added the OC.
In Dhaka, a battery-run auto-rickshaw driver was killed by an anonymous vehicle in Asad gate area of Mohammadpur in the city Saturday.
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The deceased was identified as Monir Sheikh, 40, hailing from Tongi Bari upazila of Gopalganj district, said Abdur Rashid, Sub Inspector of Mohammadpur police station
The accident occurred early in the morning and his body was found lying in front of Nabil Paribahan bus counter on Mirpur road near Asad Gate, he said.
“Efforts are on to identify the vehicle and the driver that is responsible for the accident. The body has been sent for autopsy,” said the SI.
In Rajshahi, a 12-year-old schoolboy was killed in a road crash in Rajshahi's Durgapur municipality on Saturday.
The deceased Salman Hossain, son of Rahidul Islam of Devipur village. He was a student of class IV in Shyampur Government Primary School, said Nazmul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) Durgapur Police Station.
The accident occurred around 10am when a tractor hit Salman near Devipur College, leaving him spot dead.
On information, police visited the scene and seized the tractor, added the OC.
Road accidents have become very common in Bangladesh.
At least 2,329 people, including 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents across the country in the first half of the current year, says a new report by the Road Safety Foundation.
The road accidents occurred on highways, and national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and June 30 across the country.
At least 30 passengers killed in road accident in Kenya
At least 30 passengers were killed and several others injured on Sunday evening when their bus fell off a bridge and plunged into a river along the highway in Tharaka Nithi, Kenya, local police said.
The bus, traveling from Meru town to the coastal city of Mombasa, plunged into the Nithi River about 40 meters below along the Meru-Nairobi highway at around 6:40 p.m. (1540 GMT), Eastern Regional Police Commander Rono Bunei said on Monday.
Bunei said the bus must have developed brake failure because it was at a very high speed when the accident happened.
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The wreckage of the bus could be seen strewn on the hillside near the black spot.
Alex Mugambi, Tharaka Nithi County Rescue team manager, said the death toll may rise.
The accident is among a series of deadly crashes in the country. On July 8, more than 20 passengers were killed in an accident along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
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Couple among three killed in Cumilla road accident
Three people including a couple were killed as a private car carrying them crashed into a roadside tree on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Illiotganj area of the district Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Gias Uddin Mahmud Farazi, an employee of Feni land office, his wife Jahanara Begum and Jahanara’s sister Salma Akter.
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Premdhan Majumdar, in-charge of Illiotganj highway police camp, said the accident occurred around 7 am when the private car driven by Gias Uddin hit a roadside tree and fell into a roadside ditch amid a heavy downpour, leaving all of the three dead on the spot.
2 killed in Feni road crash
An auto rickshaw driver and a woman riding it were killed when the vehicle was hit by a truck near Panchgachia in Feni on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Md Shakil, 20, from Momarispur village and Jesmin Akter,45, from Yakubpur village in Dagonbhuiyan upazila, said Md Abdus Samad, officer-in-charge of Mohipal highway police station.
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Four other passengers of the auto sustained injuries in the accident. They were admitted to Feni General Hospital, he said.
The accident occurred around 12 pm when the Nokahali-bound truck collided with the auto rickshaw coming from the opposite side on Feni-Noakhali regional highway.
The two died on the spot, said the OC.
The vehicles have been seized and legal actions will be taken in this regard, said the OC.
Worker killed in Kurigram road accident
A worker died after a paddy-laden truck he was traveling in flipped over and trampled him on Chandipur Bridge in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram in the small hours of Friday.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Gafur, 50, a resident of Daknirpat village under the upazila.
Amzad Hossain, an eyewitness, said the accident occurred when the driver of the truck coming from Nageshwari lost control of the vehicle on Kurigram-Nageshwari road around 12.30am.
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After two hours of frantic efforts, the worker who lay trapped under the overturned truck was pulled out alive and rushed to Kurigram General Hospital. He, however, succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.
"A probe is on," Nageshwari police station duty officer Selim Mia told UNB.
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