2 killed, 17 injured in road accidents

Our Correspondent from Sirajganj reports: Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in front of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer's office in Shahzadpur town here yesterday.

The dead are rickshawpuller Ashraf Ali, 35 of Dariapur and rickshaw passenger Rais Uddin, 32, of Madla of the same upazila.

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Police and witnesses said the accident occurred at around 11.00am when a brick-laden truck hit a rickshaw-van from behind, leaving Ashraf and Rais dead on the spot.

The injured were rushed to the upazila health complex.

Police sent the bodies to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

A case was filed with Shahzadpur police station in this connection.

Our Correspondent from Chandpur adds: About 15 people were injured in a road accident on Chandpur-Comilla highway yesterday afternoon at the district's Baniachow area under Shahrasti upazila.

Police and witnesses said that the accident occurred when a Comilla-bound microbus suddenly lost control and fell into a roadside ditch while giving side to a rickshaw that was coming from the opposite direction.

Police rushed to the spot and sent the injured to the Shahrasti Health Complex.