2 die in separate road crashes in Bagerhat 

Online Desk: Two people died and two others were injured in separate road accidents on the Khulna-Dhaka main road at Boiltoli area of Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat on Friday. The incidents happened when a bitumen-laden truck hit a tree and a trolley lost control and hit another tree, killing the two drivers. The deceased were identified as truck driver Soyaeb Hossen, 22 of Kashimpur village of Sathkhira, and trolley driver Monnaf Fokir, 35 of Degree Chaar of Sirajganj. The injured helper of the truck Jahangir Shardar, 30, and Trolley helper Mahbub Hasan, 22, were taken to Fakirhat Upazila Health Complex...

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Online Desk: Two people died and two others were injured in separate road accidents on the Khulna-Dhaka main road at Boiltoli area of Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat on Friday.

The incidents happened when a bitumen-laden truck hit a tree and a trolley lost control and hit another tree, killing the two drivers.

The deceased were identified as truck driver Soyaeb Hossen, 22 of Kashimpur village of Sathkhira, and trolley driver Monnaf Fokir, 35 of Degree Chaar of Sirajganj.

The injured helper of the truck Jahangir Shardar, 30, and Trolley helper Mahbub Hasan, 22, were taken to Fakirhat Upazila Health Complex for treatment.

Fakirhat Fire Service and Civil Defense Station Officer-in-Charge Shahjan Mia said, the truck carrying bitumen from Chattogram was going to Mongla. On the way, when it reached the Boiltoli area, its driver lost control on Friday around 8:00 am The truck then crashed into a tree on the side of the road. Truck driver Soyaeb died on the spot and his assistant was injured.

The other accident happened in the same area early Friday when the trolley lost control and collided with a tree beside the road. and the trolley driver died on spot, he said.

Fakirhat Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ashraful Alam said, highway police are taking legal action in this regard.