Narsingdi:Three individuals, including a child, lost their lives and 11 others sustained injuries in separate road accidents across Narsingdi on Thursday.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the accidents took place in the Raipura, Shibpur, and Belabo upazilas of the district. In Raipura, a head-on collision between two CNG-run auto-rickshaws on the Narsingdi-Raipura regional road resulted in one fatality and injuries to 11 people, including drivers. The deceased was identified as Ujjal Shil, 35, from Methikanda village in Raipura upazila. The collision occurred near the 10th bridge in the Mahmudnagar area, where one vehicle ended up in a ditch and the other overturned.
Locals assisted in rescuing the injured, who were transported to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital. Dr. Farida Gulshanara Kabir, a residential medical officer at the hospital, stated that one of the injured was referred to Dhaka for further treatment, while others were being treated locally.
In a separate incident in Shibpur upazila, 19-year-old Md Sabbir Mia, a brick-carrying trolley worker, died after falling from a moving vehicle and being crushed under its wheels near Shibpur College Gate. He was a resident of Dhanuya village in Machimpur Union, as confirmed by Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Kohinoor Mia of Shibpur Model Police Station.
Additionally, a tragic accident in Belabo upazila resulted in the death of three-year-old Alisha Akter Noha, who was run over by a brick-carrying trolley in the Patuli riverbank area. She was the daughter of Kashem Mia from Patuli village.