3 people died in bus-truck collision in Dinajpur: Police
Another motorcycle crash killed 2 traders in Kurigram
At least three people, including two drivers, were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Dinajpur this morning (6 December), said police.
The accident occurred on Dinajpur-Panchagarh highway in Chakai intersection around 8:30am, said Birganj police station's Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Gafur.
The deceased included bus and truck drivers and a bus passenger. Details about casualties couldn't be known immediately, he said.
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All the injured were first sent to Birganj Upazila Health Complex, the OC said, adding that later six of them were shifted to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital for advance treatment as their condition was stated to be critical.
Quoting locals, OC Gafur said the paddy-laden truck collided with the Panchagarh-bound bus coming from Dhaka, leaving the three dead on the spot and some 20 others injured.
On information, police and fire service personnel went to the spot and rescued the injured and sent them to the hospital, he said.
Two traders killed in motorcycle crash in Kurigram
Two businessmen were killed in a road accident in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram district last night (5 December) on Bhurungamari-Kurigram regional road near Joymoni Hatt Shaheed Samad Technical College.
The deceased were Rashidul Islam, son of Abul Gafur, and Kamal Hossain Khokan, 40, son of Abul Fazal Sarkar,l. Both hailed from Sapara village under Sadar union of the upazila.
Of them, Khokan was an import-export trader and Rashidul was engaged in the rice business.
Khokan's relative Bablu Mia said the duo was heading towards Bhurungamari from Rangpur after completing their work on Thursday night.
He said they were on a motorcycle when the accident happened around 2am. Rashidul died on the spot while Khokhan succumbed to his injuries on way to a hospital, he said.
Bhurungamari police station's Officer-in-Charge Monirul Islam said the dead and the injured were lying on the road side.
Police could not verify how the accident occurred.
