At least five people were killed in separate road accidents in the Rangpur and Gopalganj districts.
The accidents occurred on Saturday (Jun 29) morning.
In Rangpur, three people were killed when a bus ran over the motorcycle they were riding, near Shathibari Filling Station, Mithapukur.
The deceased are Madhu, 24, Murad, 23, and Shambhu, 25; Mithapukur police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Zafar Ali Biswas confirmed.
Meanwhile, enraged locals vandalized the bus, detained the bus driver and his helper, then handed them over to Highway Police. The identities of the detainees have not yet been determined.
According to police and eyewitnesses, a Nabil Paribahan bus was on its way to Dhaka from Rangpur, when it suddenly hit a motorcycle—which was transporting three riders—on the highway, near Shathibari filling station, leaving Madhu and Murad dead on spot.
A team of police, highway police, and fire service—with the locals' help—recovered the bodies and sent the critically-injured Shambhu to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment, OC Zafar said.
Baradargah Highway Police Sub-Inspector (SI) Afzal said they detained the bus driver and his helper and brought them to the police outpost. The bus was also impounded by highway police, the SI said.
“I believe the accident occurred because of the driver’s reckless driving,” he added.
In Gopalganj, a woman and her son were killed when a bus ran over them in Gerakhola area, on the Dhaka-Khulna highway, in Muksudpur upazila.
The deceased are Shawon, 30 and her son, Sakib, 7, of Ramchandrapur area, reports UNB.
Muksudpur police station Officer-in-Charge Mustafa Kamal Pasha said a Dhaka-bound bus of Saint Martin Paribahan hit Shawon and her son, leaving them dead on the spot—near a bridge—at Gerakhola.
Ershad, the deceased woman’s husband, said his wife was bringing his son to a coaching centre when the accident occurred.
Enraged by the accident, locals blocked the road, triggering five-kilometres of traffic gridlock in the area.
Our Rangpur correspondent provided additional info.
