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At least eight people were killed and thirteen others injured in three separate road accidents in Noakhali, Munshiganj, and Gazipur districts on Saturday.
In Noakhali, three autorickshaw passengers were killed after a truck smashed the vehicle at Chandragonj Purba Bazar area on Noakhali-Lokkhipur highway in Begumganj upazila on Saturday morning.
The identities of the deceased could not be ascertained yet, according to a private television channel.
In Munshiganj, three members of a family were killed and two others injured when a covered van hit a private car on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Baushia area in Gazaria upazila of the district on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Alamgir, 55, his wife Rahela Begum, 50 and their son Jahir, 30, of Chandpur district, reports UNB.
Rajib Khan, officer-in-charge of Gazaria police station, said the accident occurred around 1:45 am when the covered van hit the Dhaka-bound private car from Chandpur, leaving three passengers of the car dead on the spot and two others injured.
The injured were taken to Gazaria Upazila Health Complex.
In Gazipur, two construction workers were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident involving a truck and a pickup truck in Sreepur upazila.
The accident occurred around 4:30 am on Saturday.
The dead were identified as Rasel Mia, 25, and Abu Sufian, 25, from Sunamganj. The two were brothers-in-law, reports bdnews24.com.
A pickup truck was headed from Sreepur to Mawna on Ansar Road carrying a mixer machine and 13 construction workers, said Belal Ahmed, an officer at the Sreepur Fire Service Station.
As it reached the residence of the Bhangnahati councillor, it was rammed from behind by a truck. The pickup overturned and workers were caught under the mixer machine.
Rasel was killed on the spot. The 12 other workers were rescued and taken to Sreepur Upazila Health Complex, where the doctor on duty declared Sufian dead.
The 11 other workers on the truck were injured in the accident.
The bodies of the dead have been recovered, said Assistant Sub Inspector Md Kuddus of Sreepur Police Station.
The truck was seized but its driver managed to flee, he said. Legal action will be taken over the incident.