Three killed in road accidents

UNB from Narayanganj adds: Two people, including a woman, were run over by a truck at Masdair in the district town yesterday.

The deceased were identified as Shamsul Huq, 45, and his relative Aleya Begum, 42, of Rajarbagh area in Fatullah.

Police said Shamsul and Aleya fell on the road as the truck hit their rickshaw near the Police Line at about 11:00am. The truck then ran over them.

Police could neither arrest the driver nor seize the vehicle.

Our Correspondent from Khagrachhari reports: One person was killed and others 35 were injured, 10 of them critically, in a road accident at Alutilla under Khagrachhari Sadar.

Police said the accident occurred at around 9:00am when a Khagrachhari-bound bus hit a jeep carrying the people who were going to attend the prime minister's meeting in Khagrachhari.

The seriously injured were rushed to the Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital and Matiranga Upazila Health Complex.

Of them, Mashainucrue Marma 21, son of Momochi Marma from Fakirnala under Manikchhari upazila succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

His body was sent to his village.

The critically injured are Mohammad Saiful Islam, 25, Abdul Aziz, 34, Hasam, 45, Paiu Marma, 25, Kongjai Marma, 37, Aramong Marma, 28, Manik, 16, Kajai Marma, 17, Shaching Marma, 22, and Jasim, 48.