Local journo among three killed in two road accidents in Gazipur

Three people including a local journalist died in separate road accidents in Gazipur this morning.

In Konabari on the Dhaka-Tangail highway, two died and eight others were injured as their microbus, heading for a pleasure trip at Nikli Haor, hit a lorry and ploughed into the road divider.

The deceased were identified as Shah Alam and Jewel Rana.

The accident took place around 8:00am when some friends from Kashimpur were heading towards Nikli Haor in Kishoreganj, said KM Ashraf Uddin, officer-in-charge of Konabari Police Station.

The driver of the microbus lost control over the steering after a tire burst. The vehicle then hit a lorry and ploughed into the divider, leaving nine passengers and the driver inured, he said.

They were rushed to local hospitals, where two of the passengers died. The driver along with the others were receiving treatment at a hospital, said Assistant Sub-Inspector Swapan, duty officer of the police station.

Meanwhile, a local journalist was killed after a dump truck hit his motorcycle as he was heading to his village home at Kapasia upazila from Gazipur city around 10:00am.

The deceased, identified as 50-year-old Monjur Hossain Milon, was editor of local newspaper Gazipur Darpon, said HM Lutful Kabir, officer-in-charge of Kapasia Police Station.