Eid journey turns tragic as 27 lives lost in single day road crashes

A total of 27 people were killed in separate road accidents across six districts of the country between Monday (25 May) morning and night. Several others were seriously injured in the incidents.

Among the casualties, a devastating crash in Tangail claimed 15 lives. Additionally, four people were killed in Bogura, three in Kishoreganj, three in Sirajganj, and one each in Manikganj and Gopalganj.

Tangail

Fifteen people were killed after a rod-laden truck overturned in Kalihati on the Dhaka-Tangail highway early Monday. The accident occurred around 4:00 am in the Saratail Southpara area. All the victims were travelling in the truck toward northern Bangladesh as part of their Eid-ul-Azha journey.

Bogura

Four people died in road accidents in Bogura. Among them, a mother and daughter were killed in a collision between a bus and an autorickshaw on the Bogura-Naogaon highway. The autorickshaw driver and another passenger were seriously injured. The accident took place around 4:10 pm in the Kazipara area under Birkedar Union of Kahalu upazila.

Kishoreganj

A husband, wife, and their six-year-old child riding a motorcycle were killed after being hit by a pickup van in Mithamoin of Kishoreganj. The accident occurred around 7:30 pm on the Itna-Mithamoin-Austagram All Weather Road in the Kastul area.

Sirajganj

Three people were killed in separate road accidents in Shahjadpur, Sirajganj. Two of the deaths occurred around 11:00 am near the Dilruba bus stand and Moshipur area on the Bogura–Nagarbari highway.

Manikganj

A motorcyclist was killed and another rider seriously injured after a collision between a motorcycle and a CNG-run autorickshaw in the Kitingchar area on the Manikganj-Hemayetpur regional road on Monday afternoon.

Gopalganj

A microbus driver was killed and at least 15 others injured in a three-way collision involving a passenger bus, a microbus, and a private car in Gopalganj. The crash disrupted traffic on the Dhaka-Khulna highway for nearly one and a half hours. The accident occurred in the Sonashur area of Gopalganj Sadar on Monday afternoon. The identity of the deceased microbus driver could not be confirmed.