<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">At least 5 people were killed and 5 were injured in road accidents in Kurigram and Savar on Saturday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In Kurigram, three people died and five were injured in two accidents that took place in Trimohini area of the Kurigram-Rangpur road and on Phulbari-Dharla road in Phulbari upazila.</div><div><br></div><div>According to police and locals, at around 8 am, a dhaka-bound bus of Aman Paribahan lost control and hit an auto-rickshaw and a nearby grocery store. The accident left the passenger of the auto-rickshaw and a passerby dead on the spot.</div><div><br></div><div>One of the deceased is Md Abdul Hannan, 45, but the identity of the other could not be ascertained.</div><div><br></div><div>Five injured passengers were admitted to Kurigram General Hospital. Abdus samad, one of the injured, was later transferred to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital due to critical condition.</div><div><br></div><div>Confirming the matter, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Kurigram Sadar Police Station, Zahid Hasan, said they seized the bus after recovering the dead bodies. The bus driver was sent to Rangpur for treatment.</div><div><br></div><div>In another incident, a tractor helper, Shariful Islam, 16, fell off the tractor as the driver suddenly hit the brake.</div><div><br></div><div>According to locals, the teenager was in a critical condition as he was run over by a truck.</div><div><br></div><div>Shariful later died after being taken to the hospital.</div><div>Confirming the matter, Sarwar Parvez,In-charge (Investigation) of Phulbari Police Station, said legal action will be taken in this regard.</div><div><br></div><div>In Savar, two people were killed when a bus hit a motorbike at the Noyarhar area on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway.</div><div><br></div><div>According to Savar highway police, the accident left one person dead on spot. Another passenger later died after being taken to the hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>The identity of the deceased is yet to be known. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>