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9 killed in road accidents

Metro Desk
At least nine people, including a minor boy and a handicapped girl, were killed in separate road accidents in C o m 111 a , Rajshahi, Lalmonirhat, Jhenidah and Kishoreganj yesterday.
A correspondent from Comilla reports: At least three people were killed on Comilla-Muradnagar road in South Bakrabad area in Muradnagar upazila early yesterday morning
Police said the accident occurred when a passenger bus of Janata Paribahan turned upside down and fell into a ditch, which is about 10 feet deep, as its driver lost his control over the steering.
l\vo of the dead were identified as Md Chanu Miah. 55, of Burboria village in Brahmanbaria district and Monju Rani Nandi, 40, of Ramchandrapur village in Muradnagar uapzila while other's identity could not be known immediately.
The bodies were handed over to their relatives after autopsy at Comilla Medical College Hospital.
A case has been filed with the Muradnagar police station in this connection.
Meanwhile, A youth was crushed under the wheels of a truck on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Nayabazar area under Chouddagram upazila in the morning. The dead was
identified as Maznu Miah, 18, of Kalikrisna village under Chouddagram upazila.
Witnesses said the accident took place when the youth was trying to cross the road. He was taken to a thana health complex where he succumbed to his injuries.
Mob sets fire to bus as two killed in a road accident in Rajshahi
RU correspondent adds: l\vo motorcycle riders were killed and a bus driver was injured seriously in a road accident on Rajshahi-Tanor highway in Bagsara area under Poba upazila in Rajshahi yesterday.
The deceased were identified as Muhammad Salim, 28, son of Mafiz Uddin, ward councillor of Nawhata municipality and Jalal Uddin, 32, son of late Hossain Mondol, of village Talond under Tanor upazila.
The seriously injured bus driver was identified as Sharif Sheikh, 30, son of late Safor Sheikh. ofTalaimari area in the city.
Police and witnesses said the accident took place at around 10:00am when a speedy Rajshahi-bound passenger bus knocked down a motorcycle in Bagsara area under Poba upazila, leaving two motorcycle riders dead on the spot.
Local people set fire to a passenger bus, put up barricade on Rajshahi-Tanor high-
way for two hours and beat up the bus driver indiscriminately.
The bus driver was rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital in critical condition.
Litter, a huge number of riot police rushed to the spot and brought die situation under control.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Humayun Kabir. Nawhata Municipality Mayor Abdul Gafur and high police officials visited die spot.
Our correspondent from Lalmonirhat adds: A sevenyear-old boy was killed as a truck hit him on Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway in Palashi area under Aditmari upazila yesterday,
The victim was identified as Mahabub, 7, son of Hafizul Islam of Taluk Palashi under Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat.
Police and witnesses said the accident occurred when a Patgram-bound truck from Lalmonirhat hit the boy when he was crossing die road in Palashi area.
The boy came to visit his village home on Friday along with his grandmother from Dhaka where his parents work in garments factory, locals said.
The angry people blocked Lalmonirhat highway for two hours from 12.30pm protesting the death of a minor boy in the road accident. Later, police brought the situation under control.
The body was sent to Lalmonirhat hospital morgue for autopsy.
Police seized die truck and arrested its driver.
Our correspondent from Jhenidah says: A handicapped girl was killed in a road accident at Dakatia village under Moheshpur upazila in Jhenidah.
The dead was identified as Afroza Khatun, 14, daughter of Shahidul Islam of Dakatia village under Moheshpur upazila.
Police and witnesses an engine-driven power tiller hit Afroza when she was trying to cross the road at her village Dakatia, leaving her dead on the spot.
A correspondent from Kishoreganj adds: One minor girl was killed in a road accident on Pakundia-Hossain pur road at Jangalia village yesterdaymorning.
The deceased was identified as Sonia, 11. daughter of Hazrat Ali of Darbarpur village under Kishoreganj Sadar upazila.
The accident occurred when a Dhaka-bound bus hit Sonia from behind in Jangalia area while she was going to her relative's house at Tarakandi, leaving her dead on the spo t.
Police seized the bus and arrested its driver from the spot.
The body was sent to Kishoreganj Adhunik Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.