4 dead in Mymensingh road crash

Four people were killed in separate road accidents at Bhaluka and Tarakanda in Mymensingh on Saturday morning and afternoon.

According to eyewitnesses and police, a truck and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw collided head-on on the Mymensingh-Netrokona regional highway near Tarakander Mozahardi Gachatala Bazar around 4pm on Saturday, leaving one dead on the spot. Another succumbed to injuries at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. 

The deceased were identified as Bijan Krishna Roy, 58, and Abul Kashem, 32. 

Tarakanda OC Abul Khair said Bijan is the son of Bisweshwar Roy of Bagichapara village in Durgapur upazila of Netrokona while Abul Kashem is the son of Nawab Ali of the upazila’s Banshipara village.

On the other hand, the driver and helper were killed when the driver of a pickup van lost control over its steering and hit a truck from behind on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Bhaluka. 

The deceased were identified as driver Kauser Sheikh, 25, son of Sadar Ali of Sanura village in Netrokona, and helper Imran, 26, son of Chan Mia of Jugati village in the same district. 

Upon receiving the news of the accident, the Bhaluka Fire Service personnel recovered the bodies and handed them over to the Varadhoba Highway Police, said Bhaluka Highway Police Officer-in-Charge Mashiur Rahman.