3 killed in city road accidents

In Tejgaon, a private car driver lost control of the vehicle and drove over the footpath killing one and injuring two other pedestrians along with himself at 3:00pm.

The dead was identified as Jakir Hossain, 27, owner of a tea-stall at Sangsad Bhaban area.

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He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where the doctors declared him dead.

Two injured were undergoing treatment at the DMCH while the driver was admitted to a private hospital.

In Ramna, a 12-year-old Sajib Mollah was vomiting through the window of a bus heading towards Gulistan when another bus, coming from the opposite direction, hit and severed his head at Shahbagh at 12:30pm.

Sajib, who came to visit his grandparents at Mirpur from his village home in Madaripur, died on the spot.

In Khilgoan, a 14-year-old Rubel, an employee of a shop at Malibahg Super Market, was run over by a bus while he was crossing the road at 8:00am.

Rubel died on the spot.

The mob set a bus on fire when it hit a rickshaw injuring its puller after an hour in the same place.

Police seized all the vehicles and sent the bodies to DMCH morgue for autopsy.