At least 15 people were killed and 23 others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj and Sunamganj districts on Sunday.
In Sirajganj, eight people were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between a human hauler and a bus at Boalia in Ullapara upazila on Sunday noon.
The deceased could not be identified immediately, reports UNB.
Police said the accident took place on Dhaka-Pabna Highway when the passenger bus collided with the human hauler around 12:45pm, killing eight of people on the spot.
Police took the injured to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital, said the police officer--Dewan Koishik Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Ullapara Model Police Station.
In Sunamganj, seven people were killed and eight others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a human hauler in Dakshin Sunamganj upazila in the morning.
Four of the deceased were identified as Md Sagar Mia, 16, son of Istu Mia; Md Limon Mia, 17, son of Fazal Mia; Afzal Mia, son of Md Alim of Durbokanda village in Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila.
The fourth victim was human hauler driver Md Noman, 28, son of Ali Akbar of Gagli village of the upazila, according to UNB report.
A passenger bus of Limon Paribahan collided with the human hauler in patharia around 8:00am, killing seven of them on the spot.
Both vehicles fell into a roadside ditch, Md Harun-or-Rashid, officer-in-charge of Dakshin Sunamganj Police Station, said quoting locals.
Police rescued the injured and sent them to Sunamganj Sadar Hospital. Two of the injured were shifted to Osmani Medical College Hospital in critical condition, the OC added.
