5 killed, 35 injured in separate road accidents in 2 districts

Five people, including a six-year-old child, were killed and at least 35 others injured in separate road accidents in Lakshmipur and Chattogram on Monday and Sunday night.
In Lakshmipur, three people were killed and at least 25 others injured when a passenger bus overturned in the Chandraganj area around noon on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Babul Hossain, 6, son of Nur Mohammad of Latifpur in Chandraganj, and two unidentified passengers – a man and a woman aged between 40 and 45.
Police and eyewitnesses said an Anand Paribahan bus carrying around 30 to 35 passengers left Chaumuhani Bus Terminal for Lakshmipur at around 11am. When it reached the Char Chamita Bazar area of Chandraganj, the bus reportedly fell into a roadside pothole and overturned.
Three passengers died on the spot, while at least 25 others were injured.
Of the injured, 15 were admitted to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital and five to private hospitals. Seven injured passengers, including Abdur Rahman, Riaz Uddin and Sumon Hossain, were stated to be in critical condition, police said. Officer-in-Charge of Chandraganj Highway police station Md Adel Akbar and Residential Medical Officer of Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital Dr Arup Pal confirmed the deaths.
In Chattogram, two people were killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents in the city and district.
The deceased were identified as Mohammad Alamgir, 45, a bus helper, and an unidentified woman aged around 40.
In the first incident, a bus carrying garment workers lost control and overturned after hitting a roadside railing in the Patenga area of the city on Monday morning, leaving Alamgir dead and 10 others injured. The bus was carrying workers of a factory at Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ). Officer-in-Charge of Patenga Police Station Mohammad Parvez said the bus was travelling at high speed along the link road after emerging from the Karnaphuli Tunnel when it hit a roadside railing and overturned. Alamgir died on the spot.
In another incident, a woman was killed after being hit by a bus in the Chunati Dak Bungalow area on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway under Lohagara upazila on Sunday night.
Witnesses said a Chattogram-bound bus first hit the woman, leaving her injured. She was then run over by another vehicle and died on the spot.
Officer-in-Charge of Dohazari Highway Police Station Mohammad Nurul Absar said police recovered the body and sent it to the morgue of Chattogram Medical College Hospital for autopsy. Police also seized the bus involved in the accident.
Police said they were investigating the accidents and would take legal action accordingly.