Three people were killed and around nine others injured in separate road accidents in Chittagong and Jhenidah yesterday.
Our Chittagong correspondent reports: a speeding truck near the 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge ploughed into five three-wheelers (locally known as tempoos) and two rickshaws standing on the sideway early yesterday, killing two men and injuring around nine others.
Ejahar Mia, 53, of West Patiya and Robi, 18, of Chaktai died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital. The injured were under treatment at the hospital.
Police and locals said three accidents have occurred at the same point in the last three weeks for a large roundabout close to the bridge. Vehicles on the road hardly get time to slow down before the roundabout when coming from the slope immediately after the bridge.
At least five people have been killed and some 15 others injured in the accidents near the bridge, they said.
Officer-in-charge Mahbubul Hoque of Bakalia Police Station said they will submit a report to the higher authority soon, regarding changing the size of the roundabout.
Our Jhenidah correspondent adds: an upazila health officer was killed after his motorcycle rammed a three-wheeler carrying bamboos on its roof near Ashannagar on Tuesday night.
Bazlur Rahman, 44, of Shailokupa died at Jhenidah General Hospital.
Officer-in-charge Anwar Hossain of Sailkupa Police Station said Bazlur was returning home at Raninagar on a motorcycle around 9:30pm. As he rammed the three-wheeler in the dark, sharp point of bamboos penetrated into his chest.
A case was lodged with the police station. Police arrested Asaduzzaman, the driver, and Masud, the conductor of the three-wheeler that usually carries passengers.
