At least three people were killed while another severely injured in separate road accidents in Jhenaidah and Manikganj districts on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Al-Amin, 45, son of late Samsuddin Mandal of Ararpur and Shafiqul Islam, 37, of Jhenaidah Sadar upazila and Shamim Mia, 18, son of Ayar Ali and alsofirst-yearstudent of Gheor Government Degree College in Manikganj, reports UNB.
In Jhenaidah, a bus hit Al-Amin while he was crossing the road, leaving him severely injured, said Emdadul Haque Sheikh, officer-in-charge of Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station.
Later, he was rushed to Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital where the duty doctors declared him dead.
The bus also hit Azizul Haque, an elderly man, when the driver lost his control over the steering while fleeing the scene after hitting Al-Amin, leaving him severely injured, said the OC.
In another incident, police recovered the body of a man who might was run over by a vehicle near Chutlia-Moor area in the upazila on Friday night, said the OC.
In Manikganj, a humanhaulerhit Shamim while he was standing beside a bridge, leaving him dead on the spot, said Md Anisul Haque, officer-in-charge of Ghior Police Station.
Police couldn't seize the humanhauler, the OC added.