Sylhet/Gaibandha, May 11 (bdnews24.com)? At least 14 people were killed in two road traffic accidents in the early hours of Friday in Sylhet, Gaibandha and Chittagong districts. Police said eight people died and 20 more were injured in the accident in Sylhet and there was no survivor in Gaibandha as four of the five killed were from one family while one died and three got injured in Chittagong.
Sylhet's Sherpur Highway Police Officer-In-Charge Shahinur Rahman Khan said the mishap took place around 6am on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Osmani Nagar's Tero Myle area when a truck collided head-on with a Sylhet-bound Volvo bus of Greenline.
All the deceased were passengers of the bus. Of them, six were identified as Awami League's Sylhet district unit Senior Vice-President Iftekhar Hossain Shamim, Hazi Abdul Baten, 45, of Keraniganj, Baten's son Abir Hossain, 20, nephew 'Apu', 22, Rashembwar Singh, 28, of Dhaka, and Shawkat Ali, 33, of Habiganj. Two others could not be identified immediately.
OC Khan said seven died on the spot while Shawkat died at the Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
The injured were also admitted there while the bodies of the deceased were also taken there for autopsy. The injured also include Shamim's wife Naznin Hossain and their daughter.
The truck driver managed to flee the scene right after the accident, he said, adding a case was being filed.
As the news of his death spread, Sylhet City Mayor Badaruddin Ahmed Kamran, Sylhet-2 MP Shafiqur Rahman and local AL leaders went to the scene. Deputy Commissioner Khan Mohammad Billal and Superintendent of Police Shakhawat Hossain also visited the scene. Billal said that highway police had already been told to form a committee to find the reason for the accident.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Finance Minister AMA Muhith have expressed deep shock at the loss of lives of seven persons including Shamim.
Moreover, five people were killed when a truck ran over the rickshaw-van carrying them on Gaibandha-Polashbarhi road near the office of the Superintendent of Police in Gaibandha.
The deceased were identified as Shyamal Chandra Sarker, 35, his wife Nomita Rani Sarker, 28, Shyamal's younger brother Chandan Kumar Sarker, 23, aunt Kanchan Bala, 60, and rickshaw-van driver Ashraf Ali, 50.
Sadar Police Station OC Mostafizur Rahman said the truck ran over the van when the family was on their way to Gaibandha Adhunik Hospital. Two were killed on the spot, two others died on their way to hospital while another died from his wounds at the hospital.
OC Rahman said the truck fled the scene immediately, but they somehow managed to identify it. "Any arrests are yet to be made."
Another accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chittagong's Sitakunda area has left one person dead and three injured.
Baro Aulia Highway Police Camp OC Humayun Kabir told bdnews24.com the accident took place around 7:15am at Sitakunda's Bhanur Bazar area when a truck ran over the victims, who were repairing a truck beside the road.
The deceased was identified as Mizanuddin, 22, but the identities of the injured are yet to be known. They were sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital for treatment.
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Source: bdnews24.com
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