Four people were killed in separate road accidents in Faridpur and ChapaiNawabganj and Sylhet districts on Friday.
In Faridpur, two youths were killed in a road accident when their motorbike collided with a truck at Goalchamot Sriangan area of Faridpur municipality on Friday.
One of the deceased was identified as Injamul, 20, an employee of Alfa Insurance Company and resident of Baithakhali village of Macchar union.
Identity of another deceased couldn’t be identified yet.
Locals said, two young boys were bound to Faridpur with their motorbike and collided with a truck at Sriangan Bridge while trying to overtake the truck. The truck mowed down the duo with their bike, leaving them dead on the spot.
The truck driver and helper immediately skipped from the scene.
Tuhin Laskar, Inspector of Faridpur Traffic Police, confirmed the matter and said that effort is going on to identify the deceased and legal action against driver and helper is also under process.
In ChapaiNawabganj, A 35-year-old power tiller driver died on Friday when he was trying to save a calf and was crushed by the wheels of a power tiller at Khesba area of Nachol Upazila under ChapaiNawabganj district.
The deceased was identified as Masud, 35, son of Israil Haque and resident of Fatehpur union of Nachol Upazila.
Mintu Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Nachol Police Station, said that Masud was going home by driving a power tiller and was crushed by the wheels of the vehicle while trying to save a baby cow lying on the road.
On information, police recovered the body, he added.
In Sylhet, a man was killed in a head-on collision between a speedy truck and tractor at Khadimpara area of Sylhet Sadar Upazila on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Saidur Rahman, 28, son of Ayas Ali, resident of Khadimpara area of Sylhet Sadar Upazila.
According to locals, a truck and a tractor collided head-on at Khadimpara area of Sylhet-Tamabil Highway. Both of the vehicles fell down into a roadside ditch, causing the tractor driver to die on the spot.
Sub-inspector of Shahporan Police Station Maniruzzaman confirmed the information.
Source: United News of Bangladesh