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NATORE, July 23, 2025 (BSS) – At least eight people including five women were killed in a fatal road crash in Baraigram upazila of the district this morning.

The accident took place when a Dhaka bound microbus and a Bonpara bound truck collided head-on at Sreerampur area on Bonpara-Hatikumrul Highway at about 10:00 am today.

The deceased were Iti Khatun, 40, wife of Rafez Chowdhury of Pragpur area under Daulatpur upazila, Zahidul Islam, 65, son of late Zillur Rahman of Dharmadah area under Daulatpur upazila, microbus driver Shahabuddin Sabu, 38, son of Joynal Abedin and Seema Begum, 42, wife of Shukkur Ali, residents of Dharmadah area in Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia district,Shelly Begum, 60, wife of Jahidul Islam, Anwara Begum, 60, wife of Shahidul Islam, Anwara, 75, wife of Mizanur Rahman, Anjumanwara, 60, wife of Mohammad Ali, residents of Betgari village under Gangni upazila in Meherpur district, 

Deputy Assistant Director Akter Hossain of Natore Fire Service and Civil Defence Station confirmed BSS that five of the deceased were women.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bonpara Highway Police Station Ismail Hossain told BSS that Jahidul Islam was going to Sirajganj from Daulatpur in Kushtia with his relatives in a microbus to see his daughter-in-law's newborn. 

Five of the victims including the microbus driver died on the spot while one woman succumbed to her injuries at the Baraigram Upazila Health Complex.

Later, two others died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital while undergoing treatment.

Highway police said the microbus got twisted in the collision. The truck was seized, but the driver managed to flee the scene. 

After the accident, Superintendent of Police Mohammad Amjad Hossain and Baraigram Upazila Nirbahi Officer Laila Jannatul Ferdous visited the scene. 

A case was filed with Baraigram Police Station in this regard. 

The Highway Police handed over the bodies of the deceased to their relatives in the afternoon.