Bogura road crash
Army personnel dies in Bogura road crash
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.
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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.
2 years ago
2 killed in Bogura road crash
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.
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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.
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2 years ago
2 killed in Bogura road crash
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.
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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.
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The injured were taken to a local hospital.
2 years ago
2 killed in Bogura road crash
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.
4 years ago
2 killed in Bogura road crash
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.
4 years ago
4 killed in Bogura road crashes
Bogura, Sept 5 (UNB)- Four people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Sherpur upazila on Thursday morning.
5 years ago