At least ten people were killed and 50 others injured in two separate road accidents in Gazipur and Rajshahi yesterday.

Of them, seven were killed in Gazipur and three in Rajshahi.

In Gazipur. at least seven people were killed and 45 others injured when a Dhaka bound night coach from Pabna fell into a roadside ditch at

Chakraborty near Kashimpur on Dhaka-Tangail Highway in the early hours yesterday.

Police and witnesses said, the accident took place as the driver of the coach lost control over the vehicle and fell into 30 feet deep water, killing seven on the spot.

Of the dead, four were identified as Ziaur Rahman, 45, Nazrul Islam, 25, Saidur Rahman. 27, and Ibrahim Hassain, 30. The identity of three others could not be known.

The injured were admitted to Gazipur Sadar Hospital and Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Our Rajshahi Correspondent reports: Three persons were killed and five others injured in three separate road accidents in the district yesterday.

Shaherunnessa. 70, an elderly woman was killed when she was run over by a motorcycle in Shalbagan area under Shah Makhdoum thana in the city yesterday evening. She was immediately taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in critical condition where she succumbed to her injuries soon after admission.

One Naser Mondol. 55, was killed on the spot when a truck knocked 'him down near Kakramari Bazar in Charghat thana yesterday morning. Police recovered the body and sent it to the RMCH morgue for autopsy.