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At least four people lost their lives and six others sustained injuries in separate road accidents that occurred yesterday morning in Habiganj and Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The incidents involved collisions between CNG-run auto-rickshaws and trucks, highlighting ongoing road safety concerns.

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the driver dead and three passengers injured.

In Habiganj, a dump truck collided with a three-wheeler on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in the Andiura area around 10:30 a.m. The impact killed the auto-rickshaw driver instantly and injured three passengers. Locals and police promptly rescued the injured and transported them to a nearby hospital, where a female passenger later succumbed to her injuries, according to Shayestaganj Highway Police Station OC Shuvo Ranjan Chakma.

Meanwhile, in Rajshahi's Mohanpur upazila, a tragic head-on collision between an auto-rickshaw and a truck on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway claimed the lives of two individuals and left four others injured. The deceased were identified as Abdullah Al Firoz, 40, the cash-in-charge of Islami Bank’s Keshorhat branch, and Rajib Mridha, 33, a resident of Mohanpur. Dr Shankar K Biswas, spokesperson for RMCH, confirmed Rajib Mridha's identity.

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two people were killed and four injured when an auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a truck on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway around 9:30am.

Authorities reported that in the Rajshahi incident, the truck driver and his helper fled the scene immediately after the accident, complicating immediate investigations. The identities of the deceased in the Habiganj accident could not be immediately confirmed.

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Dr Shankar K Biswas, spokesperson for RMCH, identified Rajib Mridha.