Three Killed, Including Infant, in Separate Road Accidents in Jaintiapur, 12 Injured

Naeem Ahmed, Sylhet Correspondent: Three people, including a three-month-old infant, were killed in two separate road accidents in Jaintiapur, Sylhet. At least 12 others were injured in the incidents. Police have seized the bus and truck involved in the accidents. The accidents occurred on Saturday (October 17) near the Jaintiapur Ferry Ghat area and the Biraimara Bridge area on the Sylhet-Tamabil Highway. According to police sources, a head-on collision took place between a tourist bus heading to Jaflong from Rajbari and a stone-laden truck travelling towards Sylhet. One person was killed on the spot. The deceased was identified as Hasan Pramanik, 40, a resident of Rajbari district. Five other people, including the bus driver, sustained serious injuries. Local residents rescued the injured and sent them to hospital. In a separate incident, two people, including an infant, were killed in a head-on collision between two private cars near Biraimara Bridge on the Tamabil Road at around noon. The infant was identified as Ayat, son of Hasanuzzaman, from Paschim Makherpara village in Gowainghat upazila. The other victim was identified as Alifa Akter, 15, daughter of Md. Kawsar Ahmed, from Barishal district. Sub-Inspector Nazmul Haque of Tamabil Highway Police Station confirmed the incidents and said the vehicles involved had been taken into police custody. Traffic on the highway returned to normal following the accidents.