Whole family among 6 killed in road accidents in Dhaka, Gazipur

At least six people, including an entire family of three – a couple and their eight-year-old son – were killed in three separate road accidents in Dhaka and Gazipur on Wednesday.
The family of three died after a vehicle ran over their motorcycle on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Gazipur. 
The accident occurred around 2:30pm on the Shafipur flyover in Kaliakair. The deceased were Mamun Hossain Ashraful, 30, his wife Shishu Akter and their eight-year-old son Arafat Hossain. 
They lived in Dewalia Bari of Gazipur city. Mamun was the son of Nazrul Hossain Mofazzal.
The family was travelling from Konabari towards Chandra on a motorcycle to visit Mirzapur in Tangail when a vehicle hit them from behind near Shafipur Bazar. All three died on the spot.
Manzur Morshed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Naojor Highway Police Station, said, “The entire family was wiped out in the accident. Police recovered the bodies but could not immediately identify the vehicle. Legal proceedings were underway.” In another incident, two unidentified women were killed when a Chandni Travels bus hit them while they were crossing the road near Parbat in Gabtoli around 10:30am.
Darus Salam Police Station OC Dulal Hossain confirmed the deaths, saying police sent the bodies to a nearby hospital morgue and seized the bus. Its driver and helper were also arrested at the scene.
Meanwhile, motorcyclist Md Tausif, 28, died after an oil tanker hit him from behind near Asia Pump beside the Khilkhet police box around 10am.
Selim, who took him to hospital, said Tausif fell onto the road after the collision. He was first taken to Kurmitola General Hospital and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) as his condition worsened. Doctors declared him dead around 1 pm.
Tausif was the son of Kamrul Islam of Kachijhuli in Mymensingh Sadar.
Inspector Habibur Rahman of the DMCH Police Outpost confirmed the death, saying the body had been kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy. The matter was reported to the concerned police station.