Road crashes kill five
Five people were killed and two others injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
In Chandpur, three CNG-run auto-rickshaw passengers were killed and two others injured when it was hit by an unknown vehicle in Bakila on Chandpur-Cumilla highway.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Alem Hossain, 45, Abu Sufian, 40, and Akram Hossain, 22, died instantly, said police.
The injured were admitted to Chandpur Government General Hospital.
In another accident, a woman crossing the road was hit by a bus on the same highway in Dherra of Hajiganj.
Fatema Begum, 70, died at Hajiganj Upazila Health Complex, said police.
In Netrakona, a woman was killed as an auto-rickshaw hit her while she was crossing a road in Baloi Bridge area of Madan upazila.
Hafsa Khatun, 45, was declared dead at Madan Upazila Health Complex.