Seven people, including a schoolboy and a woman, were killed and at least five others injured in four separate road crashes in Cumilla on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Wednesday, April 1.
The incidents occurred in Daudkandi, Burichang, and Chauddagram areas on the highway between the early hours and 9:30 am.
The deceased were identified as Barek, 42, Mostafa, 40, residents of Sarkarpur village in Daudkandi upazila, Ibn Taim, 14, a student of Boro Gobindapur Ali Mia Bhuiyan High School and son of Babul Mia of Rarirchar in Chandina upazila, Hajera Khatun, 70, of Ramchandrapur village in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla, Md Jahirul Islam (Moin), 27, from Lalpur village in Begumganj upazila, Omar Faruque, 39, from Kabilpur village in Senbag upazila of Noakhali, and Md Sohel Rana, 35, of Keshabpur village in Sadar upazila of Meherpur.
Daudkandi, Iliotganj, Moynamati and Mia Bazar highway police stations' officers-in-charge confirmed the matter of seven deaths in the crashes.
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