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Three students among six killed in road crashes

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At least six people, including three students, were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj, Khulna, Manikganj, Brahmanbaria and Narsingdi districts on Thursday.

In Sirajganj, Hridoy, 17, a student of Dhukuria Technical College and son of Haidar Ali of Bhadraghat village in Kamarkhand upazila, was killed and two others were injured as a covered van hit them in the morning.

The accident took place around 7:30 am when the chemical-laden covered van hit three pedestrians, leaving Hridoy dead on the spot and two others injured, reports UNB.

The injured were taken to Sirajganj Hospital, said Habibul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kamarkhand Police Station.

Soon after the accident, the agitated people put up barricade on the road, disrupting traffic movement for around two hours. They also set the covered van on fire.

On information, police went to the spot and brought the situation under control, said the OC.

In Khulna, Akhi Moni, 7, a class I student of a local madrasah, was killed when a brick-laden tractor knocked her down at Anandanagar in Rupsha upazila in the morning.

Zakir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Rupsha Police Station, said Akhi met the tragic incident while crossing the road.

In Manikganj, a man and his son were killed as a bus hit a motorcycle on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Puthuria in Shibalaya upazila around 6:15pm, said Yamin-Ud-Doula, officer-in-charge of Barangail Highway Police.

The deceased were identified as Obayed Ullah, 35 and his son Abdullah, 4, hailing from Madhukhali in Faridpur district.

In Narsingdi, Rabbi Mia, a class VIII student of Hossainpur Pilot High School and son of Farid Mia, was killed when a Dhaka-bound covered van hit his bi-cycle while he was going to school at Boroicha in Belaboupazila around 10:00 am.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to a local hospital morgue for autopsy, said Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Shibpur Itakhola Highway police.

In Brahmanbaria, Kadir Mia, 37, son of Syed Mia of Boishar village in Sarail upazila, was killed and two others were injured when a truck plunged into a roadside ditch after collision with a lorry on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Bertala in the morning.

Mohammad Hossain, officer-in-charge of Khatihata Highway Police, said the accident took place when the truck collided head on with the lorry coming from the opposite direction and fell into the ditch.

The injured were taken to local hospital, he added.

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