Road accidents
Narail road accidents claim two lives
One person was killed and another succumbed to his injuries Monday after being critically injured in road accidents in Narail Sadar upazila, police said.
The deceased were identified as Milon Biswas, 24, and Turjo, 35.
Milon was hit by a motorcycle when he was collecting money for the truck workers' union at a bus terminal around 9am.
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Locals rushed the critically injured man to Jashore Medical College where he was declared dead upon arrival.
In another accident, Turjo sustained injuries after falling off his motorbike a few days back and was undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation.
He died this morning, Mahmudur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Narail Sadar Police Station, said.
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Road crashes claim 9 lives in three districts
Nine people were killed and 14 others injured in separate road accidents in Barishal, Cumilla and Dhaka Thursday.
In Barishal, five people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Ujirpur upazila this noon.
Four of the deceased were identified as Ruhul Amin, Abdur Rahman, Md Hasan and Nurul Amin while identity of another could not be known. All the deceased were passengers of the microbus.
Ali Arshad, officer-in-charge of Ujirpur Police Station, said the accident occurred at noon when the Dhaka-bound ‘Molla Paribahan bus’ from Patuakhali rammed the Barishal-bound microbus from Dhaka at Shikarpur, leaving four dead on the spot and 13 other people injured.
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Of the injured, another died on the way to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital.
Though police seized the vehicle, its driver and helpers managed to flee the spot.
In Cumilla, two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Debidwar upazila this noon.
The deceased were identified as Salim, 22, son of Kuddus Miah, and Lakkhan Barman, 26, son of Shuvalchandra Barman. They were residents of nearby Kosba upazila in Brahmanbaria district.
Kamal Uddin, an in-charge (IC) of Mirpur highway police camp, said the accident occurred at noon when a speedy pickup van crashed into a CNG run-auto rickshaw on Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Istrogram area.
In another accident in the district, an elderly man was killed when a bus hit him while he was crossing Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Chandina upazila this morning, said Promdan Majumdar, in-charge of Iliotganj highway police camp.
The deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid, 82, a resident of Naotala village in the upazila.
In the capital, A 24-year-old woman was killed following a collision between two rickshaws, including a battery-run one, in the city’s Chawkbazar area in the early hours of the day, said police.
The deceased was identified as Umme Salma, 24, of Bhola district. She completed her post-graduation from Eden College recently.
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Salma’s cousin Md Hasan said she came to Dhaka this morning after Eid vacation and was going to her hostel at Azimpur from Sadarghat in a battery-run rickshaw with Hasan.
The accident occurred around 4am when a wheel of their rickshaw got stuck in a hole in Islambag area and it overturned after being hit by another speeding rickshaw, leaving Salma seriously injured.
Roads turning more perilous: 10 people killed in Barishal in 24 hours
Within 24 hours of a tragic road accident that left six people dead in Barishal on Wednesday, four people have lost their lives in the same district in a collision between two vehicles.
Four people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Ujirpur upazila of Barishal on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Ruhul Amin, Abdur Rahman, Md Hasan and Nurul Amin of Gazipur district.
All the deceased were passengers of the microbus.
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Ali Arshad, officer-in-charge of Ujirpur Police Station, said the accident occurred at noon when the Dhaka-bound ‘Molla Paribahan bus’ from Patuakhali rammed the Barishal-bound microbus from Dhaka at Shikarpur, leaving a man dead on the spot and 15 other people injured.
Of the injured, three died on the way to Upazila Health Complex.
Police seized the vehicles but no one was arrested in this connection.
Besides, six people were killed in another road accident occurred on the busy Dhaka-Kuakata highway Wednesday noon.
Alauddin Milon, officer-in-charge of Bakerganj Police Station, said the accident occurred when the Barishal-bound bus hit a three-wheeler in the upazila, leaving four of its passengers dead on the spot and three others injured.
The three injured of the same family were sent to SBMCH where Sathi Akther succumbed to her injuries Thursday morning and her child Farhana died in the afternoon.
Road accidents in Bangladesh
As many as 524 people including 73 children were killed and 821 others injured in 467 road accidents across the country in June.
Of these, 204 people died in motorbike accidents alone during this period, which is 38.93% of the total fatalities, the Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on July 4.
Besides, 107 pedestrians, 86 drivers and their assistants were killed in the accidents .
Meanwhile, Bangladesh witnessed 398 deaths on roads in 319 accidents in just 15 days during journeys before and after Eid-ul-Azha this year.
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The accidents and deaths recorded on Bangladesh roads during Eid-ul-Azha were highest in the last 7 years, according to a report prepared by Jatri Kalyan Samiti, a passenger welfare organization.
Bangladesh sees 7 years’ highest 398 deaths on roads during Eid journey
Bangladesh witnessed 398 deaths on roads in 319 accidents in just 15 days during journey before and after Eid-ul-Azha this year.
The accidents and deaths recorded on Bangladesh roads during Eid-ul-Azha were highest in the last 7 years, according to a report prepared by Jatri Kalyan Samiti, a passenger welfare organization.
The report was presented by director general of the organization Mazammel haque Chowdhury Tuesday at a press briefing in the capital.
Like every year monitoring cell of the organization prepared the report on accidents during Eid trips from July 3 to 17.
According to the report in 2016, some 248 lives were lost on roads in 193 accidents. From 2017 to 2021, every year the numbers of deaths remained between 250-300 while the number of accidents between 200-250.
Mozammel haque Chowdhury said,” As there was no Covid-19 related restrictions this year the number of people travelling during Eid increased. Some 1.2 crore people left Dhaka during the Eid vacation while four crore more travelled between different districts.”
During the same period, 25 people were crushed under trains in separate places. In 10 maritime accidents, 17 people died, 15 sustained injuries while three went missing.
Jatri Kalyan Samiti prepared the report monitoring news published in widely circulated and credible national dailies, local newspapers and online.
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5 lives lost in road crashes in 4 districts
Five people were killed in separate road crashes in Noakhali, Chapainawabganj, Chuadanga, and Bogura districts on Monday.
In Noakhali two people were killed and two more suffered injuries as a pickup van collided with an auto rickshaw at Bijaynagar area of Companiganj upazila.
The deceased were identified as Peara Begum, 54, wife of Ali Ahmed from Char Elahi union and Md Milon, 46, son of Abdul Mannan from Chaprashir Hat union, said Sadekur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Companiganj police station.
The accident occurred around 4 pm as the pickup van hit the auto rickshaw coming from the opposite side leaving Milon dead on spot and Peara was announced dead after being taken to upazila health complex.
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OC Sadekur Rahman said locals have nabbed the pickup van driver from the spot and legal actions will be taken in this regard.
In Chuadanga, a three-year-old girl was crushed by a truck at Deuli intersection of Damurhuda upazila.
The deceased was identified as Jannatul. She was standing beside the road when a cow-laden truck coming from Karpashdanga left her severely injured, said Ferdous Wahid, Officer-in-Charge of Damurhuda model police station.
Doctors announced her death on arrival after being taken to upazila health complex. The accused truck driver has been detained, said OC Wahid.
In Chapainawabganj sadar upazila, a 55-year-old man was killed in a road accident at Moharajpur Chowdhurypara intersection.
The deceased was identified as Abul Mannan, son of late Mosahek of Shibganj upazila in the district.
Mojaffar Hossain, Officer-in-charge (OC) of Chapainawabganj sadar police station said , Mannan suffer serious injuries after being hit by an unknown vehicle at Moharajpur Chowdhurypara intersection around 1:30 am.
On information, police rushed to the spot and took him to Chapainawabganj sadar general hospital where doctors declared him dead, the OC said.
In Bogura, a 27-year old assistant driver of a truck was killed as another truck hit it from behind near the Birkedar area on Bogura-Naogaon highway at 11 am.
The deceased was identified as Azid, 27, son of Md Siddik from Naogaon sadar upazila, said Nazmul, Sub-Inspector of kahaloo police station.
The driver’s assistant died on the spot as another truck hit the truck he was on standing beside the road, said SI Nazmul.
Mother, daughter among 3 killed in Faridpur road accidents
Three people including a 30-year old woman and her 7-year old daughter were killed on Sunday in separate road accidents in Faridpur.
Two of the deceased were identified as Suparna Biswas, wife of Prabir Biswas of Tungrail village in Boalmari upazila and their daughter Protyasha Biswas.
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Suparna and her daughter were returning home on a paddled van with her daughter from Shasrail market around 2:30 pm when a recklessly speeding truck hit the van from behind near Kalimajhi brick kiln on Maijkandi-Bhatiapara regional highway, said Kalpana Mandal one of the witnesses.
The truck driver managed to flee along with the truck, leaving the duo dead on spot, said , Md Abdul Wahab, Officer-in-Charge of Boalmari police station.
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Meanwhile, Sajib Sheikh, 17, a construction worker, was killed and two others were injured as he lost control over his motorcycle near Syampur filling station in Sadarpur upazila headquarter.
2 killed in separate city accidents
Two people have been killed in separate road accidents in the city’s Gulistan area.
A 35-year-old man was killed being hit by a bus in front of Awami League (AL) party office in Gulistan Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Jahangir Matabbar, of Faridpur’s Boalmari upazila. He came to the city to undergo medical test for going abroad.
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Enamul Haque, assistant sub-inspector of Paltan Police Station, said a bus of ‘Manzil Paribahan’ knocked down Jahangir while he was crossing the road.
The bus was seized and the body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for an autopsy.
However, the driver managed to flee, he added.
On Friday night, an unidentified man, believed to be in his 30s, was killed being hit by a truck in Gulistan.
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Some street children took him to DMCH around 1 am where doctors declared him dead, said Bachchu Miah, in-charge of DMCH police outpost.
He added that the body has been kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy.
Two killed in Dhaka road accidents
Two people were killed in separate road accidents in the capital's Khilgaon and Jatrabari Friday, police said.
Amena Bibi, 80, was a resident of Khilgaon's Nandipara and Siddique Ali, 34, was from Jhenaidah.
A battery-run auto-rickshaw hit Amena in front of her house in Nandipara as she went outside for morning walk.
Later, the 80-year-old was rushed to Magda General Hospital and declared dead at 6:30am, said Mosammat Sonia Parveen, sub-inspector of Khilgaon Police Station.
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In Jatrabari's Matuail, Siddique, a truck driver's assistant, was killed after being run over by a truck at 8:30am.
He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and declared dead at 9:45am, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost.
Both bodies were kept at DMCH morgue for autopsies.
UN chief calls for more holistic approach to road safety
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a more holistic approach to road safety.
He made the remarks at a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on improving road safety on Thursday.
Guterres said that road fatalities are closely linked to poor infrastructure, unplanned urbanization, lax social protection and health care systems, limited road safety literacy and persistent inequalities both within and between countries.
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Meanwhile, he pointed out that unsafe roads are a key obstacle to development.
"Traffic accidents can push entire families into poverty through either the loss of a breadwinner or the costs associated with lost income and prolonged medical care," he said, noting that developing countries lose between 2 and 5 percent of GDP every year because of them.
UN agencies have set goals of cutting road traffic deaths and injuries by half by 2030 and promote sustainable mobility with safety at its core.
To achieve the goals need more ambitious and urgent action to reduce the biggest risks such as speeding, and increased financing for sustainable and safe infrastructure and investments in cleaner mobility and greener urban planning, the UN chief said.
"And we need to adopt a more holistic approach to road safety," he stated.
"This means better integrating road safety in national policies - from education, health, and transport to climate mitigation, land-use planning, and disaster response," he said.
The secretary-general called on all member states to accede to UN road safety conventions and implement whole-of-society action plans, taking a strong prevention approach.
He also urged all donors to scale up much-needed financial and technical contributions through the UN Road Safety Fund.
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"Together, we can save lives, support development, and steer our world to safer roads ahead, leaving no one behind," he said.
Road crashes leave seven dead in Chattogram, Feni
Seven people were killed in four separate road accidents in Chattogram and Feni districts on Wednesday.
Two people, including a child, were killed and three others injured in a road accident near Putibila union parishad of Chattogram’s Lohagara upazila around 12:45pm.
The deceased were identified as Md Tauhid, 25, son of Abul Kashem of Putibila area and Marium Jannat, 7, daughter of Md Ridwan of Adhunagar Majhi Para area of the upazila.
According to Officer-in-charge (OC) of Lohagara police station Mohammad Atiqur Rahman, a collision among a motorcycle, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a dumping truck left the two dead on the spot.
“The dumping truck has been seized,” he added.
Two people were killed as an unknown vehicle hit a motorcycle in front of Kalka CNG station under Chattogram city’s Pahartoli police station around 2:30pm.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
A woman was killed when an unidentified vehicle knocked her at Jorarganj beside Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Chattogram’s Mirsarai upazila around 10:30am, said in-charge of Jorarganj Highway police station sub-inspector (SI) Alamgir Hossain.
The deceased was Rehana Akter, 40, wife of Md Jashimuddin of South Sonapahar area of the upazila.
Two people , including a madrassah student, were killed when a bus rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Gobindapur Chaltatola on Sonagazi-Feni regional highway around 10:00 am.
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The deceased were identified as Md Nuruzzaman, 30, son of Abul Kalam of Feni Sdadar and Sharmin, 15, daughter of Mizanur Rahman of North Gobindapur area under Kalidaha union of the district.
Nuruzzaman died on the spot while Sharmin died on her way to a hospital in Chattogram.
According to the police, the accident occurred when a bus lost control after one its front side tyres got punctured and collided with a CNG-run autorickshaw.
Officer In-charge of Feni model police station Abdur Rahim said that the bodies have been sent to Feni General Hospital.
Besides, the bus and the CNG-run auto-rickshaw have also been seized, he added.