The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Seven people were killed and 27 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka and Tangail districts Sunday. In Tangail, five people were killed when a goods-laden truck plunged into a pond at Ukhiabari in Dhanbari upazila in the morning. Police said the Dhanbari-bound truck from Modhupur fell into the pond in the morning, killing five on the spot.

The identity of the deceased, travelling in the truck, could not be known immediately.

Police seized the truck. But the driver managed to flee the scene. UNB Munshiganj correspondent adds : Two people were killed and 27 others injured when a bus fell into a roadside watery ditch in Nababganj in the morning.

The deceased were identified as Mamtaz Begum, 27, and her son Nayan, 2.

Local sources said the accident took place at Tikar, killing the two on the spot.

The injured were admitted to different hospitals.