Six people were killed and 18 others injured in two separate road accidents in Munshiganj and Jashore early Saturday.
In Munshiganj, three people were killed and 16 injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in the Hasara area of the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Srinagar around 3am on Saturday.
According to the Fire Service, a bus of Darshana Paribahan bus travelling from Chuadanga to Dhaka lost control while attempting to overtake a covered van.
The bus broke through the roadside railing and plunged into a ditch, killing three people on the spot and injuring 16 others.
On information, Fire Service personnel rushed to the scene and recovered the wrecked bus.
In a separate incident, three people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in the Notunhat area of the Jashore-Benapole Highway in Jashore Sadar upazila in the early hours of Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Siam Hossain, son of Shamim Hossain of Mondolgati village in Jashore Sadar, and Ariful Islam Joy, a resident of the Shankarpur area of Jashore town.
The identity and address of the third victim have yet to be established.
The injured were identified as Omar Faruk, son of Abdul Kader, and Rakib Hasan Rifat, son of Ruhul Amin. Both were admitted to Jashore General Hospital, where their conditions were reported to be critical.
According to local sources, Siam, Omar and Rakib were travelling on the same motorcycle from Mondolgati towards Benapole on Friday night. When they reached Notunhat, their motorcycle collided head-on with another motorcycle travelling from Benapole towards Jashore.
Three people died at the scene. Siam was riding on one of the motorcycles, while the other two deceased were initially believed to have been on the motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.
The injured were rescued and taken to Jashore General Hospital, where they are receiving treatment.
Confirming the accident, Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge Kabir Hossain said a national identity card belonging to Ariful Islam Joy had been recovered. Police were trying to contact his family.
He added that several police teams were working on the ground in connection with the incident.
