8 killed in road accidents across country

News Desk :
A total of eight people were killed and nine others injured in separate road accidents in Gazipur, Bogura, Cumilla, and Moulvibazar districts Saturday.
In Gazipur: Three people were killed as a train crashed into a pickup truck in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday morning.
The deceased are pickup van driver Zakir, 22, his assistant Mridul Hossain, 15, and fruit vendor Mohsin, 50, who was also in the vehicle, according to Sub-Inspector Iqbal Hossain of Narsingdi railway police camp.
According to Arikhola Railway Station Master Kamrul Islam, the Narayanganj-bound pickup and the Dhaka-bound Provati Express collided at an unmanned
 level crossing in the Nalchhata area.
The four-wheeler got blown away in the impact and fell into a ditch, leaving Zakir, Mridul and Mohsin dead on the spot.
In Moulvibazar: A 42-year-old sub-inspector (SI) was killed when his police vehicle lost control and collided with a tree in Rajshah upazila, injuring five other policemen.
The deceased was identified as Samiran Chandra Das.
The accident took place at 5am on Saturday at Mahasahar area of Moulvibazar-Fenchuganj road.
According to police and local sources, SI Samiran, SI Shawkat Masud Bhuiyan, SI Soleiman Ahmed, ASI Jahangir Alam, constables Masud Mia and Aziz Hossain were returning to the police station in a pickup van after completing their regular duties in Uttarbhag area.
On the way, their pickup van lost control and collided with a tree in Mahasahra area.
When the locals rushed to the spot and informed the fire service, the locals and firefighters rescued them and sent them to Moulvibazar Sadar Sadar Hospital.
Later, the doctor on duty declared SI Samiran dead.
In Bogra: At least three motorcyclists have been killed in a head-on collsion with a bus in Bogura’s Kahaloo upazila.
The accident took place on Bogra-Naogaon road in Barmile area of the upazila on Friday night, said police.
The deceased were identified as Abdullah, 25, Shagor, 28, and Soikat, 22.
According to witnesses, when the victims tried to overtake a truck loaded with rice, a bus coming from the opposite direction collided with their vehicles and the motorcyclists fell on the road.
The driver lost control and the truck overturned after crushing three people.
Soikat died on the spot while Abdullah and Shagor were rescued by firefighters. They were then admitted to Dupchanchia Upazila Health Complex, where Abdullah died on arrival.
In Cumilla: A man was killed when a bus lost control and fell into a pond at Nangalkot upazila.
The deceased was identified as Haresh Mia, 45, a fish trader. Shah Ali Paribahan
The accident took place at Biruli village on the Comilla-bound road from Hasanpur around 8:30am on Saturday.
Locals admitted four others, who were injured in the incident, to a local hospital.