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At least five people including an elderly woman and a minor girl were killed and 15 others wounded in two separate road accidents in Gopalganj and Gaibandha districts on Thursday night and Friday, reports UNB.
In Gopalganj, Abu Nayeem Md Mofazzel Hoque, inspector of Bhatiyapara highway police outpost in Kashiyani Upazila of Gopalganj, said a Tungipara-bound bus of ‘Imad Paribahan’ from Dhaka rammed into a sand-laden truck parked in Gopinathpur area under sadar upazila around 11 pm, leaving three dead on the spot and 15 others injured.
The deceased are Ashik, 25, son of Asaduzzaman of Tungipara upazila in the district, Sohag, 30, son of Abdur Rahman of Boalmari upazila in Faridpur, Nizamuddin Sardar, 60, son of Alauddin Sardar of Gopalganj Sadar upazila.
On information, members of the police and fire service rushed to the spot and sent the injured to Gopalganj General Hospital, he added.
Of the deceased, Ashik was the bus’s supervisor; Sohag was the truck driver while Nizamuddin was the bus passenger.
In Gaibandha, a Gaibandha-bound bus of Al Riyad Paribahan hit Gaibandha-bound bus of Al Riyad Paribahan knocked down a woman and her grandchild, said Maidul Islam, Sub-Inspector of Gaibandha Sadar Police Station.
The deceased are Sabina Begum, 45, wife of Ashraful Islam of Boulerpara village in Betkapa union under Palashbari upazila of the district and her granddaughter Tiya Moni, 5.
Eyewitnesses said Sabina ran after Tiya when the latter was crossing the highway to have cake on the opposite side of the road.
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