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Two separate accidents left an elderly man and another elderly woman dead in Rajshahi.
On Tuesday morning, an elderly man was killed as a bus rammed his bi-cycle on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway in Godagari municipal area.
The deceased was identified as Lokman, 50.
Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge of Godagari Model Police Station, said that the accident took place at around 10:30am when a Dhaka-bound bus of 'Grameen Travels' ran over Lokman, leaving him critically injured.
He was rushed to Godagari Upazila Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
In another accident, an elderly woman was crushed under a train in Mahishbathan Uttarpara rail crossing in Rajshahi city on Tuesday morning.
The victim was identified as Selina Begum, 55, resident of Harpur area in Poba upazila, reports UNB.
Sayed Iqbal, officer-in-charge of Government Railway Police Station under Rajshahi Railway West Zone, said that the accident took place at around 10:30am when the 'Chapainawabganj-bound' Commuter train crushed the woman, leaving her dead on the spot.