At least 10 people were killed and 10 others were injured in two separate road mishaps in Pirojpur and Faridpur districts on Friday.
In Faridpur, at least seven people were killed as a bus ran over an auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle in Pirojpur on Friday.
Ashikuzzaman, officer in charge (OC) of Pirojpur Sadar police station, said, "So far, deaths of seven people have been confirmed in the accident. We are currently at the scene and will provide more details later."
Station Officer Md Rezowan of the Fire Service and Civil Defense said the accident took place in the Parerhat area of Pirojpur Sadar's Shankarpasha union around 12:30pm.
"Initially, it is presumed that the bus experienced a brake failure and ran over an auto rickshaw and a motorcycle. We recovered three bodies from the scene and sent several injured to the hospital. Among them, four more succumbed to their injuries," he said.
Three of the deceased people could be identified as Swapon, Naim, Hemayet, and Khairul.
Witnesses said the bus operated on a local route inside Pirojpur and was on its way to the district's Indurkani upazila. It crushed the auto rickshaw and motorcycle as it was crossing the Jhaitala area.
Meanwhile in Faridpur, three people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when a passenger bus overturned in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur early Friday morning.
The incident happened at Babnatala Bus Stand area on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway of the upazila. Upon receiving the news, members of the Bhanga Fire Service and Highway Police rushed to the scene, rescued the injured, and admitted them to the Bhanga Upazila Health Complex. The bodies of the deceased were recovered and taken to the police station, said Bhanga Fire Service Station Manager Abu Zafar.
The Dhaka-bound bus named Imran Travels (Dhaka Metro-B-12-3020) that left Barishal on Thursday night lost control and overturned on the road. The bus was completely mangled, and the passengers inside were trapped, killing two people at the scene, he said.
One of the deceased was identified as Shafikul Islam Suruj (45) of Pannduria village in Santhia Upazila of Pabna.
Assistant Sub-inspector Abu Saeed of Bhanga Highway Police confirmed the matter.
The identities of the other two deceased are yet to be found, he said.
