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At least 33 people were killed and 105 others injured in road accidents in eight districts on Saturday.
Among the victims, 16 were killed in Gaibandha, six in Rangpur, two each in Natore, Gopalganj, Sirajganj, Faridpur, Laxmipur districts and one in Savar of Dhaka district.
In Gaibandha, a bus crashed into a tree at Goruhati in Palashbari upazila, leaving at least 16 dead and 37 others injured.
Details about the deceased are still awaited.
Officer-in-Charge of Palashbari Police Station Akhtaruzzaman said the accident took place at around 5:30am when the bus hit the roadside tree as its driver lost control over the steering, leaving eight passengers dead on the spot and 45 injured.
Later, eight of the injured died on the way to hospital.
In Rangpur, at least six people, including two women, were killed and five others injured when a sand-laden truck hit a stationary BRTC double-decker bus at Shayelashah Bazar in Gangachhara Upazila at around 2:30am.
The accident left six passengers of the bus dead on the spot and five others injured, said Abdullah Hel Baki, Officer-in-Charge of Taraganj Highway Police.
Two of the deceased were identified as Nishat, 20, and Sajjad, 19.
In Natore, two people were killed and three others injured as a sand-laden truck hit an easy-bike in Alaipur area of the district town around 7am, said Mohiuddin, station officer of Natore Fire Service.
The deceased were identified as Sulta Rani Debnath and Kanailal Debnath, residents of Sonapatil village of Naldanga upazila.
The injured were admitted to Sadar Hospital, reports UNB.
In Gopalganj, two motorcyclists were killed when a bus hit their vehicle after the bus driver lost control over the wheel on Gopalganj-Tungipara road in Ghonapara area of Sadar upazila at around 7:45am, said Sub-inspector Shawkat of the Sadar Police Station.
The deceased were not identified immediately.
In Sirajganj, at least two people were killed and 19 others were injured following head-on collision between a truck and a bus on Dhaka-Bogura highway in Kaliakapur area of Raiganj upazila at around 6:30am, said Abdul Kader Zilani, Officer-in-Charge of Hatikumrul Highway Police.
In Faridpur, two people were killed and 20 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Purba Sadardi area of Bhanga upazila around 9am, said senior station officer Saifuzzaman of Faridpur Fire Service.
In Savar, a man was killed and 20 others were injured when a bus hit a truck on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Turag area around 7am.
Jamal Hossain, in-charge of Aminbazar Police outpost, said that the accident took place when the bus hit the truck from behind, leaving one dead on the spot and 20 people injured.
In Laxmipur, a man and a woman were killed and another woman was injured following a collision between a truck and CNG-run auto rickshaw on Ramgati-Sonapur road in Sekherkillah area of Ramgati upazila early in the morning, said ATM Arisul Haque, Officer-in-Charge of Ramgati Police Station.
The deceased were identified as Milon Hossain and Sahara Khatun.