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At least six people were killed in two separate road accidents in Dhaka and Cumilla districts on Wednesday.
In Dhaka, three people were killed after a bus rammed into a van on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway at Sutipara in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district in the morning.
The deceased were identified as van puller Abdul Jabbar, 70, Samad, 65, and Abdul Fakir, 72, of the upazila’s Dharia village, reports UNB.
Dipak Kumar Saha, officer-in-charge of Dhamrai Police Station, said the accident took place around 9:00am.
A speedy bus hit the van from behind, killing its driver and two passengers on the spot.
Police recovered the bodies and sent them to a local hospital for autopsy.
In Cumilla, a cattle-laden truck overturned on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the early hours of Wednesday, killing three people and six cows.
Police identified the deceased as Anwar Hossain, Samiul Islam and Khokon Mia. The cattle traders were residents of Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur upazila.
The accident took place at Chiura of Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla at around 6:00am.
Abul Kalam, in-charge of Miabazar Highway Police camp, said the men were killed on the spot.
Police recovered the bodies and sent them to Cumilla Medical College Hospital for autopsy.