3 killed in road crashes
Three people were killed in three separate road accidents in Chittagong, Gopalganj and Bagerhat districts on Wednesday and Tuesday night.
In Chittagong, a biker was killed as he was knocked down when a speeding truck hit his motorbike in Agrabad area under Doublemooring Police Station of the port city on Wednesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Kamal Hossain, 30, son of Shahid Mia, hailing from Borolia area of Comilla district. Nayek Mohammad Hamid of Chittagong Medical Collage Hospital police camp said the motorcyclist was knocked by a speeding truck at Agrabad area, in front of Biddut Bhaban, when two trucks tried to overtake each-other at around 6.00am in the morning, leaving Kamal critically injured.
Later, locals rescued Kamal and took him to CMCH where doctors declared him dead. In Gopalganj, a cattle trader was crashed under the wheels of a speeding bus in Bhulbaria area on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Kashiani upazila of on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Year Ali, 60, a resident of Ghughulia village in the upazila and a former member of Fokra union parishad.
Officer-in charge of Kashiani Police Station Monirul Islam said Year Ali cattle trader was crashed under the wheels of a speeding bus at Bhulbaria area on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Kashiani upazila when he was going to a local cattle market with two cows at around 11.00am, leaving him and the two cows dead on the spot.
Police seized the bus and arrested its driver Saidur Rahman, hailing from Bagerhat district. A case was filed in this connection with Kashiani Police Station.
In Bagerhat, a betel leaf trader was killed as he was hit by an easy bike in Mehegnitola area on Bagerhat-Khulna Highway in Sadar upazila o on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Jogodish Haldar, 52, a resident of Dhopabari village in Zianagar upaila of Pirojpur district.
Officer-in charge of Bagerhat Model Police Station Md Tozammel Haque said the betel leaf trader was knocked by an easy bike at Mehegnitola area on Bagerhat-Khulna Highway in Sadar upazila when he was crossing
the road at the area at around 10.00pm, leaving him critically injured.
Later, Jogodish was rushed to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead. After autopsy, the dead body was handed over to the deceased’s family, the OC added. However, the killer driver fled the scene after the accident.A case was filed in this connection.

