Munshiganj:Eight people lost their lives, and 18 others sustained injuries in separate road accidents across Munshiganj, Jhenaidah, and Jashore districts today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, in Munshiganj, a passenger bus lost control and plunged into a ditch on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in the Hasara area of Sreenagar upazila. The accident claimed the lives of three individuals and injured 16 others. The deceased were identified as Md. Ruknuzzaman Ronju, Chanchal Biswas, and Salahuddin Ahmed Sakib, all from Chuadanga district. The bus, en route from Chuadanga to Dhaka, crashed while attempting to overtake a van around 300 am. The Munshiganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, led by Deputy Assistant Director Muhammad Shafiqul Islam, responded to the incident, retrieving the bodies and rescuing the injured. Eleven of the injured were hospitalized at Sreenagar Upazila Health Complex, while the other five received primary treatment and were released.
In Jhenaidah, a tragic incident claimed the life of a four-year-old girl named Zakia, who was run over by a soil-laden tractor in Kamta Purba Para village, Madhuhati Union. The accident occurred as Zakia was playing and suddenly ran across the road in front of the tractor.
Additionally, Jashore witnessed a fatal head-on collision between two motorcycles on the Jashore-Benapole highway. Three people died on the spot in the accident that happened near the Natunhat intersection in Baro Meghla area. Among the deceased were Siam Hossain and Ariful Islam Joy, while the third victim's identity remains unknown. Injured individuals, Omar Faruk and Rakib Hasan Rifat, were admitted to Jashore General Hospital for treatment.
Moreover, a 45-year-old woman was killed by a train in Abhaynagar upazila in Jashore district. The incident took place around 800 am at Rail Gate No-61, where she was struck by the Rupsha Express intercity train. The woman's identity remains unidentified.