At least seven people were killed and 24 others injured in separate road accidents in Gazipur, Comilla, Jhenidah, Chandpur and Netrakona yesterday and on Friday.

UNB, from Gazipur reports: Three people, including Jessore district civil surgeon's wife, were killed and 20 injured when a bus turned upside down on Dhaka-Mymensingh road here yesterday.

Two other deceased could not be identified immediately.

Sources said a bus fell flat on the road after hitting an electric pole at Hotapara, leaving a man dead on the spot.

Civil Surgeon of Jessore ABM Khasru's wife, Tahmina Begum, 35, and another unidentified man succumbed to their injuries on the way to Sadar hospital.

The injured were rushed to Sadar Hospital.

UNB from Comilla adds: An unidentified man was killed and four others injured as a bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw in the town on Comilla-Chandpur road yesterday noon.

Police said a Chandpur-bound bus rammed into a CNG-run autorickshaw coming from opposite direction, leaving a passenger of

the auto-rickshaw dead on the spot and four others injured at about 12:00 noon.

The injured were rushed to Comilla Medical College Hospital.

The bus driver managed to escape. A case was filed.

A report from Jhenidah says: A quack was killed in a road accident at Sreerampur Bazar in Shailakupa upazla on Jhenidah-Kushtia road yesterday.

Police said Naresh Biswas, 45, of Sheikhpara in Shailakupa, died on the spot as a truck hit his motor cycle from behind at about 10:00am.

He was going to his private chamber at Harinarayanpur Bazar in Kushtia district.

Another report from Chandpur adds: A housewife was crushed under the wheels of

a bus at Dherra village in Hajiganj upazila on Chandpur-Comilla highway on Friday noon.

Police said Shahina Begum, 30, wife of Lokman Hossain of Subidpur village in the upazila, died on the spot when a

Chandpur-bound ran over her while she was crossing the road at noon.

Outraged by the tragic incident local people put up barricade on the road, disrupting vehicular movement for about an hour. Later, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. They also seized the bus.

Our Correspondent from Netrakona reports: One person was killed in a road accident on Netrakona-Mymensingh road at Sakua Bazar under Netrakona Sadar upazila in the district yesterday.

Police said a bus hit a rickshaw from behind at about 8:00am when the helper trying to drive the bus at Sakua Bazar, leaving rickshaw passenger Abdul Matin, 55, dead on the spot.

Police rushed to the spot and seized the bus. But the helper managed to flee.

A case was registered with Netrakona Police Station in this connection.