Fourteen people were killed and nine others injured in separate road accidents in Habiganj and Brahmanbaria districts on Friday.
In Habiganj, eight people were killed and five others injured when a microbus crashed into a roadside tree on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Kandigaon in Nabiganj upazila in the morning.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
The Sylhet-bound microbus from Narayanganj hit a roadside tree after its driver lost control over the steering at around 6:30am, leaving eight people dead on the spot and five others injured, said Ershadul Haq Bhuiya, officer-in-charge of Sherpur Highway Police.
The injured were taken to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Traffic movement on the busy road remained suspended for sometime following the accident, according to a news agency report.
In Brahmanbaria, six people were killed and four others injured as a microbus caught fire after collision with a bus on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Rampur Bhati in Bijoynagar upazila early Friday.
Four of the deceased were identified as Sohan, 20, Sagar, 22, Rifat, 16, and Emon, 14.
Mainul Islam, officer-in-charge of Biswaroad Highway Police Station, said the Sylhet-bound microbus from Narayanganj caught fire after it collided with a Dhaka-bound bus of ‘Limon Paribahan’ at around 3:30am, leaving six microbus passengers dead on the spot and four others injured.
The injured were taken to Madhabpur Upazila Health Complex.
