Accident
woman, grandchild killed in city road crash
A woman and her six-month old grandchild were killed when a motorbike hit them near Diabari Metro Rail road in the capital early Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Mazeda alias Khuki, 45, wife of Ismail Sarkar and her grandchild Rafia Akter of Sholohati in the area.
Moudud Hawladar, officer-in-charge of Turag Police Station, said the accident occurred around 12:45 am when a motorbike knocked down Mazeda with her grandchild on lap crossed the no-2 station of the metro rail, leaving them critically injured.
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Later, they were taken to Uttara Modern Medical College and Hospital from where Rafia was taken to Dhaka Medical College and hospital for better treatment but doctors declared him dead at 2:30 am.
However, Mazeda succumbed to her injuries around 1:45 am.
College student killed in Dinajpur road crash
A college student was killed as a truck hit his motorcycle on the Dinajpur-Gobindaganj regional road in Birampur upazila Monday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Omar Faruq, an HSC 1st year student of Birampur Government College from the Birampur municipality.
The accident occurred as the truck mowed Omar down with his motorcycle in the Chandpur area when he was going to his college, Birampur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Suman Kumar Mahant said.
Police recovered the body from the scene and seized the truck from the Railghumti area, the OC added.
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JU student in coma after being hit by, dragged under bike around campus
A first year student of the journalism and media studies department of Jahangirnagar University is on life support after being hit by a bike and dragged under the bike on campus.
The incident took place near Maulana Bhasani Hall at 7:30 pm.
The victim Jahid was going to "Gerua" near campus.The bike hit from behind and dragged him several yards. Ferdous Mahamud Neon of the philosophy department was driving the bike.
Some of Jahid's friends and other students took him to university medical centre then to Enam Medical College Hospital.
Ujjal Kumar Mandal, assistant professor of his department, quoting doctors, said that Jahid's condition is not good. "He is on life support. He has scalp fracture on the right side of head. Brain hemorrhage on the left side of head."
In this regard, Proctor ASM Firoz Ul Hasan said, "I went to Enam Medical and saw the injured student. I will go out and talk to the students."
Meanwhile, students of the journalism department staged a protest before the vice-chancellor's house.
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At least 22 dead in Benin bus crash
At least 22 people were killed and nearly two dozen injured when a public bus crashed into a truck in the center of Benin, the government on Monday.
The president’s director of communications posted on Facebook that first responders had immediately been dispatched to the scene of the crash that occurred near the town of Dassa-Zoume on Sunday.
“In this painful circumstance, the government expresses its sympathy to the whole nation and presents its deepest condolences to all the grieving families. This tragedy has once again reminded us that safety on our roads remains a constant challenge and urges us to take even stronger actions for a more effective safety of people and goods,” the director said. A crisis unit has been set up for relatives to get information.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known. An investigation has been opened into the circumstances of the crash, said authorities.
Images and videos of the crash shared on social chat groups and seen by The Associated Press show the bus in flames and a charred body on the ground as one man tried to put out the fire with a jerry can of water.
About 21 people had burn injuries to varying degrees, said Benjamin Hounkpatin, the health minister during an interview with state television on Sunday. Speaking outside the hospital in Cotonou where the injured had been taken, he said they were alerted about the crash early evening Sunday and that health staff were doing everything they could.
“For the people who were burned we can't guarantee what will happen to them,” said Hounkpatin.
Transport accidents occur in Benin due to narrow roads in parts of the country, however, the death toll is not usually so high, according to locals. In July, three people were killed in a crash between a bus and a car near the town of Parakou, according to local media.
Youth crushed under wheels of train in Mohakhali
A youth was crushed under the wheels of a train in Mohakhali rail gate area of the capital Friday, Government Railway Police (GRP) said.
Though the identity of the victim could not be known immediately, he was aged between 20 to 25 years.
Sanu Mong, assistant sub inspector at Dhaka Railway Police Station in GRP, quoting witnesses said that the accident happened around 11.30am when the Kamalapur-bound train ‘Agnebeena’ hit him when he was crossing the train track while on his mobile phone in the rail gate area.
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The impact from the accident severed his body into two parts, Mong said, adding that on information they recovered the body.
The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy after completing legal procedures, the ASI added.
Biker dead after motorcycle skids off road at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel
A 35-year-old man died when a motorbike skidded off the road at Hatirjheel intersection in Rampura area of Shaka early today.
The deceased has been identified as Md Ishak.
Quoting witnesses, Inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said the accident occurred around 1:30 am when a motorbike skidded off the road as the biker lost control over the two-wheeler, leaving him injured.
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Later, he was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 2:30 am.
Rickshaw puller killed in Dhaka's Kakrail as pickup van hits his vehicle
A 65-year-old rickshaw puller was killed as a speeding pickup van hit his vehicle in the capital's Kakrail Monday night, police said.
Tajul Islam was from Baliakandi upazila of Rajbari and used to live in the Rampura TV Station area in Dhaka.
Md Romen Miah, a sub-inspector (SI) of Ramna Police Station, said the accident occurred around 8.45pm when the pickup van crashed into the rickshaw in front of Judges Complex in Kakrail, leaving Tajul critically injured.
The 65-year-old was declared dead after being rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at 9:15pm.
The body has been kept at the DMCH morgue for autopsy, the SI said.
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Driver, helper arrested over university student’s death in Dhaka road crash
Police have arrested the driver and the helper of the bus that killed a female student of Northern University near Jamuna Future Park in the city on Sunday.
Md Liton, 38, driver of the ‘Victor Paribahan’ bus and son of Kalu Mia of Illasha village of Bhola district, and his herper Abul Khair, 22, son of Hashem Gharami of the same district, were arrested from Badda area in the city on Monday morning.
Police also seized the bus involved in the accident, said Abdul Ahad, deputy commissioner (Gulshan) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
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Earlier on Sunday, Nadia, 24, a Pharmacy department 4th year student of Northern University, died when the bus hit the motorcycle carrying her near Jamuna Future Park in the city.
A case was filed at Vatara police station under Road Transport Act -2018 in this connection on Sunday.
3 dead as bus hits motorbike in Faridpur; Bus set ablaze
Three people including two members of a family were killed when a bus hit a motorbike at Mansurabad in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Moin Uddin Sheikh, 35, his daughter Tabassum, 10 and Sourav Matabbar, 16, son of Miraj Matabbar of Nagarkanda upazila.
Helal Uddin Bhuiya, additional superintendent of Faridpur (Bhanga circle) Police, said the accident occurred around 12:30 pm when the Dhaka-bound bus of ‘Star Line Paribahan’ from Gopalganj hit the motorbike coming from opposite direction, leaving two riders dead on the spot and the girl injured.
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Injured Tabassum was taken to a local hospital where doctors pronounced her dead.
Agitated local people put up barricade on the road and set the bus on fire after the accident.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
Cumilla road crash leaves 2 dead
Two people were killed in a road crash on Cumilla-Chandpur road at Boro Dharmapur in Lalmai upazila of Cumilla district on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Jahangir Mia, 47, son of Mohammad Khan and Farid Mia, 60, son of Gafur Mia of Barura upazila.
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The accident occurred around 7 am when an unknown vehicle hit them while they were crossing road near Zaman Brick Filed area, leaving them dead on the spot, said Morshedul Alam Bhuiya, officer-in-charge of Laksham Police Station.
Police recovered the bodies and sent those to a local hospital morgue for autopsy.