Four die in separate road crashes


FE Team | Published: March 02, 2019 18:59:03


Four die in separate road crashes

At least four people, including a student of Government Titumir College, were killed in separate road crashes in Dhaka, Manikganj and Chattogram on Saturday.

In Dhaka, a day labourer died after falling from a running truck in Jatrabari area around 6:30am.

The deceased was identified as Niranjan, 26, resident of Ranimahal area of Demra.

Fellow workers rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, but the on-duty doctors pronounced him dead.

Meanwhile, a transport worker was crushed under the wheels of a truck while crossing road near Gabtoli Bus Terminal around 5:30am.

The deceased was identified as Belal Hossain, 35, supervisor of Bosumoti Paribahan and resident of Bagbari area in Gaptoli.

Doctors at DMCH pronounced him dead after he was taken there, DMCH police outpost in-charge Bachchu Mia said.

In Manikganj, Farid Hossain, a third-year student of Titumir College, died after his motorcycle hit a roadside bridge at Kherupara area of Harirampur upazila.

Officer-in-charge of Harirampur Police Station Aminur Rahman said Farid and his friend Akash were severely injured in the accident.

Farid succumbed to his injuries when being taken to the hospital. Akash was admitted to Manikganj General Hospital.

In Chattogram, a man was killed and another injured after a bus overturned at Banigram village of Banskhali upazila around 3pm.

The identity of the deceased was not available immediately, said Assistant Sub-Inspector Shilbrata Barua of Chittagong Medical College Hospital police outpost, reports UNB.

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