Road crashes claim six lives in four districts

At least six people were killed in separate road accidents in Pabna, Rajshahi, Sirajganj and Jashore districts on Friday.

In Pabna, a motorcyclist and his wife were killed as his two-wheeler rammed into a roadside tree after losing control over the steering on Chatmohor-Tebunia road in Neutigachha area of Chatmohor upazila.

The victims were identified as Monirul Islam, 45, assistant accountant of Faridpur LGED office and son of late Sirajul Islam and his wife Afroza Khatun, 35.

Quoting witness, officer-in-charge of Chatmohor Police Station Nasir Uddin said Monirul's motorcycle hit the tree while giving side to a dog at around 4:30pm, leaving the duo dead on the spot.

Police later recovered the bodies from the scene.

In Rajshahi, two women were killed after being hit by a speeding truck on Dhaka-Rajshahi Highway in Gopalhati Fakirparadhalan area of Putia upazila.

The dead were identified as Suruji Biswas, 35, wife of Dhiren Biswas and Sheuli Biswas, 25, wife of Shamol Biswas, both hailing from Dhananjoypara village of the upazila.

According to officer-in-charge of Putia Police Station Sakil Uddin Ahmed, the truck hit two passengers of a human hauler when they fell down on road after a wheel of the vehicle severed from it, leaving the duo dead on the spot.

Five female passengers and the driver of the human hauler were injured. One of the injured was rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital considering the severity of her injury.

In Sirajganj, a member of Bangladesh Military was killed and 13 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Mulibari in Sadar upazila.

The deceased was identified as Zahidul Islam, 28, hailing from Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga district and a Lance Corporal of Bangladesh Army posted at Ghatail Cantonment in Tangail, UNB reported.

In Jashore, a van driver named Zahanur, 40, resident of Kandanpur village in Monirampur upazila, was killed while two others injured as his vehicle collided head-on with a truck on Jashore-Chuknagar road in Monirampur Sadar upazila.

There were thousands of road accident deaths across country this year. Lack of monitoring, increase of small vehicles, competition among drivers, and lack of awareness among pedestrians are to be blamed for the accidents.

In Bangladesh, most of the accidents take place due to carelessness and whimsical attitude of the drivers of heavy vehicles including buses and trucks.