A pickup van driver and his assistant were killed in Lalpur upazila of Natore early Tuesday as a pickup van collided with a bus on Natore-Pabna highway. The deceased were identified as driver Apon Mia, and his assistant Moazzem, both from Tangail district, said sub-inspector Firoz Ahsan, in-charge of Banpara highway police station.  Also read:3 BAEC officials among 6 killed in Savar road crash The accident occurred around 2 am when the Tangail-bound pickup van collided with the Pabna- bound bus, leaving Apon and Moazzem severely injured.  They were taken to Boraigram Health Complex where doctors announced them dead in the morning, said the SI. Also read: Out on joyride to visit Padma Bridge, 5 killed in Keraniganj road crash

A woman and her son were killed when a pickup van hit them in Chunakhali culvert area on Amtoli-Patuakhali regional highway in Barguna district on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Nurjahan Begum, 40, her son Md Rakib, 16, of West Chunakhali village in Kukua union of Amtoli upazila. Read: Father-son killed in Hajiganj road crash Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Amtoli police station AKM Mizanur Rahman said Nurjahan and her son were going to their relative’s house around 7:45am and when they reached Chunakhali culvert area a pick-up van hit them, killing  both on the spot. On information, police rushed to the spot and seized the pickup van, the OC added. Read: Kushtia road crash claims two lives However, the driver and his helper managed to flee. Legal action will be taken in this regard, he said.

Four brothers were killed as a pickup van knocked them down on Cox’s Bazar-Chatogram highway in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Anupam Shil, 47, Nirupam Shil, 45, Dipak Shil,40 and Champak Shil, 30, sons of late Suresh Chandra Shil of Dulahazra union in Chakaria upazila. Read: 3 killed in Cox's Bazar road accident Their five siblings injured in the accident are Plabon Shil,22, Raktim Sharma, 33, Sharan Shil, 24, Hira Shil, 32,and Munni, 30. The accident occurred at 5 am near Memorial Christian Hospital at Malumghat area in Chakaria when the nine siblings were crossing the road, said witnesses. The pickup van hit them when they were returning home after offering prayers for their father in a nearby temple, leaving all injured. Read: 3 die in two separate road crashes in Cumilla Local people rescued them and took them to a local hospital where  doctors announced the four dead, said Safayat Hossain, In-charge of Malumghat Highway police station. The pickup van has been seized and efforts are on to arrest the driver, he said.

Two youths were killed in a head-on collision between a bike and a pickup van on the Naogaon-Rajshahi highway near Sreerampur in Manda upazila on Thursday morning, police said. The deceased were identified as van driver Shamim Ahmed (24), son of Abdus Salam of Shahmukhdum of Rajshahi, and 28-year-old biker Sanarul Islam, son of Tayej Uddin of Sabail village in Narail. Read:CMCH doctor dies from road crash injuries Police said the accident occurred around 9am when the van coming from Rajshahi crashed into the bike on the highway near Sreerampur. The impact of the crash was such that the van driver and the biker died on the spot. Shahinur Rahman, officer-in-charge of the Manda police station, said the bodies of the deceased were sent to Naogaon Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.

Five people were killed when a pickup van overturned on Bonpara-Hatikumrul highway in Gurudaspur uapzila of Natore on Sunday noon. The identities of the deceased are yet to be known. Six other  people including three children were  also injured in this accident. Read:3 killed in Gaibandha road crash Locals said the accident occurred when a Dhaka-bound pickup van from Natore's Bonpara overturned after its driver lost control over the steering in Kachikata Mor area, leaving five people  dead on spot. Abdur Razzak, officer-in-charge of Gurudaspur Police Station, said fire service men rescued the injured and sent them to nearby Upazila Health Complex.