A total of six persons were killed and nine others injured in two separate road accidents in Shibpur and Raipura upazilas of Narsingdi district.

The accidents took place at about 9pm on Friday at Raipura upazila and around 2am on Saturday at Shibpur upazila.

In Shibpur upazila, three persons, including a man and his son, were killed and seven others injured after a Sylhet-bound truck rammed their microbus on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in the early hours.

They were returning from a shrine in Sylhet, said Ithakhola Highway Police Station sub-inspector Abul Kahyer.

The deceased were microbus driver Sagar Chandra, 32, son of Subhas Chandra, hailed from Sabdibazar area under Bandar Police Station of Narayanganj district; Efajul Haque, 50, and his son Mostakim, 18, residents of Munsirkandi village under Matlab upazila in Chandpur district.

Seven injured are Mukta Akhter, 45, wife of the deceased Efajul Haque, her son Ashraful Pradhan, 14, and daughter Elma Akhter, 12; Faruque Hossain, 50, Hasida Begum, 42, Sanjida Akhter, 16, and Nur Muhammad, 7. All of them are undergoing treatment at Narsingdi Sadar Hospital.

Besides, three people, including a woman and her son, were killed and three others were injured as a Brahmanbaria-bound 'Labiba Paribahan' bus rammed an autorickshaw from behind on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Raipura upazila of the district on Friday night.

Bhairab Highway Police Station OC Mojammel Haque confirmed the matter.

The deceased were identified as Dolna Begum, 45, wife of Md Kasem Miah, and her son Ariyan, 10, residents of Borochar village under Uttarbakharnagar union; and Rana Miah, 19, son of Mokbul Hossain, a resident of Dhukundi village under Belabo upazila.

The bodies were at the hospital morgue for autopsy, the police officials added.

The vehicles were seized from the spots and legal actions were under process in these regards, according to police officials.

BDST: 1539 HRS, SEP 16, 2023
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