Shawdesh desk:

At least six people were killed and several others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj, Patuakhali and Sherpur.

In Sirajganj, two fishermen were killed and three others injured after a truck rammed a battery-run easy bike in Hasil area on Sirajganj-Raiganj regional road on Wednesday morning.

One of the deceased was identified as Manik Halder, 60, of the area.

Md Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Raiganj Police Station, confirmed the matter.

In Patuakhali, two people were killed and three others injured after a passenger bus of ‘Jamuna Line’ rammed an auto-rickshaw carrying the victims in Ghutabacha area on Kalapara-Kuakata road this morning.

The deceased were identified as Bayezid, 14, son of Yunus Ali of Gamartala area and Selim Talukder, 47, son of Tanjer Talukder of the area.

Confirming the news, Md Jasim, officer-on-charge (OC) of Kalapara Police Station, said the injured were sent to Barishal for better treatment.

In Sherpur, a picnic trip turned into a tragedy for 15 school students as two of them died and the remaining sustained injuries on their way back when a vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a roadside ditch on Tuesday night.

The deceased were identified as Saidul Islam, son of Selim Mia, and Abu Taleb, son of Ismail Hossain of the upazila’s Purbakharia Kajirchar area. The injured are being treated at hospitals.

The accident occurred near the Kalakanda-Diarchar bridge in Sribordi upazila. “The students had hired a vehicle to go to the picnic spot in Jhenaigati upazila. While returning, they had hired another vehicle that veered off the road and fell into the ditch around 11.30pm,” Abul Hashem, OC of Sribordi Police Station, said.

The accident left the 15 students injured, six of them critically. Two of them were declared dead on arrival at Sribordi Upazila Health Complex, while the four others had been shifted to Sherpur District Hospital in the wake of their worsening medical condition, the officer said.

“Efforts are on to arrest the driver of the ill-fated vehicle,” he added.