STAR REPORT

Six people were killed in road accidents in Sirajganj, Chuadanga, Chattogram yesterday and the day before.

In Sirajganj, three people, including two children, were killed as a human haulier rammed into a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Ulipur Bridge area of Tarash upazila yesterday, said Tarash Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Ziaur Rahman.

The deceased are Md Jani, 12, and his nine-month-old sister Tuba, from Dakshinpara area; and the auto-rickshaw driver, Md Haipot Ali, 45, from Kohit village of the upazila.

The OC said five people were injured when the human haulier crashed into the auto-rickshaw. Three of them died while being taken to Tarash Upazila Health Complex, while the remaining two are undergoing treatment there.

In Chuadanga, a five-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a battery-run easy bike while crossing a road in Bot-tola area under Alamdanga upazila yesterday. The deceased, Rahen Hossain, son of Shamim, was from Rowakuli village in the upazila, said Alamdanga Police Station OC Masudur Rahman.

Police later detained the easy bike driver.

In Chattogram, a biker and his pillion rider died on the spot after their motorcycle overturned on the Toll Road on Wednesday night.

The deceased are Shahriar Aziz Onik, 26, and Md Sohan, 26, said Halishahar Police Station OC Zakir Hossain. The OC also said the motorcycle overturned due to speeding.