At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured in separate road accidents Mymensingh, Sunamganj and Bagerhat districts on Thursday, reports UNB. In Mymensingh, at least five people were killed and nine others injured as a bus plunged into a ditch at Beltali on Mymensingh-Netrakona highway in Gouripur upazila on Thursday afternoon. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Abul Hossain, Assistant Director of Mymensingh Fire service said the Mymensingh-bound bus from Netrakona fell into a roadside ditch after its driver lost control over the steering around 1pm, leaving four people dead on the spot and 10 others injured. The injured were rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where doctors declared a injured passenger dead. In Sunamganj, a woman was killed and nine people were injured in a clash between residents of two villages at Muktarpur in Jamalganj upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Chand Banu, 30, wife of Sohel Mia of Sujatpur village in the upazila. Atiqur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Jamalganj Police Station, said the residents of Bhutiarpur and Sujatpur villages, equipped with lethal weapons, locked into the clash around 12 noon over establishing dominance in the locality. A chase and counter-chase took place during the melee that left 10 people injured from the both sides. Of the injured, Chnad Banu succumbed to her injuries on the way to hospital while rest others were admitted to Jamalganj Upazila Health Complex. In Bagerhat, two people, including a schoolgirl, were killed as a bus hit a van carrying them at Badhalbazar in Kachua upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Farzana, 13, a class VIII student of Balbardhapur High School and daughter of Alhaj Uddin Sheikh of Badhalbazar village, and van driver Al Amin, 22, of Daibokathi village of Morelganj upazila. Officer-in-charge of Kachua Police Station M Abu Zihad Fakhrul Alam said the Barisal-bound BRTC bus from Khulna crashed into the van from behind on Bagerhat-Pirojpur Highway around 10:00am, leaving van passenger Farzana and its driver Al Amin dead on the spot. On information, police recovered the bodies and were preparing to take those to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. Locals seized the bus but its driver and helper managed to flee the scene, added the OC.
-With UNB/The News Today input
