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At least three people were killed and several others were injured in two separate accidents in Faridpur and Jashore on Friday.
In Faridpur, along the Dhaka-Barishal highway, a collision between a bus and a pickup truck at Pukuria area of Bhanga upazila claimed the lives of two individuals, according to UNB.
The incident occurred when a Dhaka-bound Golden Line Paribahan bus collided head-on with a pickup truck, resulting in two deaths and injuring ten others.
Officers from Bhanga Highway Police Station transported the injured to Faridpur Bangabandhu Medical College Hospital for treatment. The identities of the deceased have not been known yet. Police and fire services managed to clear the road after recovering both vehicles involved, restoring normal traffic flow.
In Jashore, a rural doctor named Alamgir Hossen, 42, lost his life in a tragic collision on the Jashore-Satkhira highway near Baguri Mill.
Alamgir, from Kisamat Ilishpur village in Kalaiya upazila, was commuting on his motorcycle when a passenger bus bound for Jashore ran into him.
He succumbed to his injuries at Jashore General Hospital. Both the bus and the motorcycle involved in the accident have been seized, and the bus driver is under police custody pending further investigation.