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Two friends were killed and another injured when a truck hit a motorbike on Dhaka-Bogura highway in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Shubho Islam, 20, son of Abdul Hye and Hridoy Hasan, 20, son of Solaiman of Biroil village. The accident occurred around 11 am when a truck hit the motorbike carrying three friends while returning to home after collecting photographs for voter ID cards, leaving Shubho and Hridoy dead on the spot and injured Sagar, said Azizul Haque, in-charge of Sherpur Highway Police. Mother, daughter stabbed dead at Bogura home Later, he was taken to Sherpur Upazila Health Complex. Police could not arrest the truck driver as he managed to flee the scene.    

Three passengers of a battery-powered autorickshaw were killed, and three others injured when a truck hit their vehicle in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogura on Friday night. Dupchanchia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Faridul Islam said the accident occurred around 8:30 pm in Dupchanchia Mail Bus Stand area on the Naogaon-Bogura regional road. The autorickshaw’s axle reportedly broke as it entered the road, and at that moment, a speeding truck carrying cattle from Naogaon to Bogura rammed into it. "Three people died on the spot. The remaining three were rescued with serious injuries and taken to a hospital. They were returning home after working at a tiles factory when the accident occurred," the OC said. 3 gunned down in Jhenaidah The deceased were identified as Mozahar Ali, 60, son of the late Abdul Aziz from Baliadighi in Gobindapur union; Sadiqul Islam, son of Md Saiful from the same area; and Shahidul Islam, 60, son of the late Mansur from Santahar in Naogaon. Police sent the bodies to the morgue for autopsy, while the truck driver fled the scene with his vehicle, the OC added.

An army personnel was dead and three others were injured when a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Lichutala in Shahjahanpur upazila of Bogura district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Keramat Hossain, 45, a soldier of Majhira Cantonment of Bogura. The accident occurred around 8:30 pm when the Rangpur-bound ‘Agamani Paribahan’ hit the CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying five people, leaving four injured, said Abdullah Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Shahjahanpur Police Station. The injured were taken to Bogura’s Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital where the doctors declared Keramat dead. Also read: Father-son duo killed in Kushtia hit-and-run accident Keramat met the tragic incident while he along with three of his family members were going to Majhira in the CNG-run auto-rickshaw. Police seized the bus but could not arrest its driver and helper.  

 Two people were killed when a bus hit a motorbike on Bogura-Rangpur highway in Shibganj upazila on Sunday, said police. One of the deceased was identified as Shakil, 24, son of Abdul Majid of the upazila. The other victim could not be identified immediately. Both were on the motorcycle. Also read: Traffic accident leaves man dead in Kushtia The accident occurred around 3:15 pm when the Pabna-bound bus .Nabin Baran Paribahan’ from Rangpur hit the motorbike leaving two riders dead on the spot, said Aminul Islam, officer-in-charge of Gobindaganj Highway Police Station. Police seized the bus and arrested its driver. Also read: 519 dead in 458 accidents in August, over 27% accidents in Dhaka division

Two people were killed and four others injured when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Omarpur Bus Stand in Nandigram municipality area of Bogura district on Monday, said police. Also read: 'Puja's Birthday today' laments father of BAEC official killed in Savar road crash The deceased were identified as Abdul Khalek, 65, and Md Babul Mia, 50, of the upazila. The accident occurred around 11 am when the truck hit the CNG run auto-rickshaw carrying five people, leaving two killed on the spot and four others injured, said Tariqul Islam, sub-inspector of Nandigram Police Station. Also read: Mother, daughter killed in Kushtia road crash The injured were taken to a local hospital.

Two pedestrian were killed after being hit by a pick-up van in in Khamar Kandi area of the district town on Saturday morning.   The deceased were identified as Dewar Hossain, 45, son of late Aftab Hossain and Dulal Hossain, 40, son of late Afsar Ali of the area.

Two women were killed and three others were injured after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw on Sherpur-Dhaka Highway at Zamuna Para in Sherpur upazila on Sunday.   The deceased were identified as Nila Khatun, 35, wife of Sultan Mahmud of Sherua village in the upazila and Arpita Saha, 20, daughter of Jibon Saha of Mathurapur village in Dhunat upazila.   Ratan Islam, station officer of Sherpur Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the accident took place around 10am when the Dhaka-bound truck hit an auto-rickshaw, leaving Nila dead on the spot and four others injured.   The injured were taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where Arpita died later.   Road crashes claim thousands of lives every year and they are mainly blamed on unskilled drivers, unfit vehicles and rundown road condition.   Last year, road crashes left 5,227 people dead and 6,953 injured, according to a road safety advocacy group. In February alone, at least 534 people were killed and 1,169 others injured.   In a report published in February, the World Bank said Bangladesh needs to invest an estimated extra $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities. 

Bogura, Sept 5 (UNB)- Four people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Sherpur upazila on Thursday morning.