At least four people were killed and 20 others injured in separate road accidents in Jhenidah and Sirajganj upazilas on Tuesday.

In Jhenaidah, three people were killed and seven others injured after a head-on collision between a bus and a human hauler at Sadhuhati intersection in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.

The deceased are Raihan Uddin, 70, son of Eman of Pantapara village, Shahinur Rahman, 32, son of Tola Mandal, and Abdul Latif, 60, son of Zakir Hossain, residents of Keshtapur village.

Hasanuzzaman, sub-inspector of Jhenidah Dak Banglow Police camp, said the accident took place around 8:30 am when the bus hit the human hauler (locally known as Alam Sadhu), leaving Raihan dead on the spot and nine others injured. Among the injured, Shahinur and Latif died on the way to hospital.

In Sirajganj, a bus helper died on the spot and 13 others injured when the bus hit a roadside electric pole as the driver lost control over the straining at Sirajganj-Nalka road around 10am.

The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately, said Masud Parvez, officer-in-charge of Kamarkhanda Police Station.

On information, a team of fire fighters rushed there and recovered the injured, said Abdul Hamid, deputy assistant director of Sirajganj Fire Service and Civil Defense.