4 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Kishoreganj

Staff Reporter :
At least four people were killed and many others injured following a fatal collision between a dumping truck and a battery-run easy bike in Kishoreganj’s Hossainpur upazila on Thursday.

The accident took place on Thursday noon when the sand-laden truck hit an easy bike near Adu Master Bazar area, leaving the duo including the driver of the easy bike dead on the spot and four injured.

Of the deceased, two were identified as easy-bike driver Jamal Mia, 45, of Kamaliachar village of Sadar upazila and Mizanur Rahman, 27, of Bir Hajipur village of Hossainpur upazila.

After the incident, locals rescued two seriously injured people and rushed them to Hossainpur Health Complex.

When they were taken to Kishoreganj Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College for better treatment, where on duty doctors declared them dead.

The injured are now receiving treatment at the hospital.

Hossainpur Police Station Officer in-Charge Asaduzzaman Titu confirmed the matter to the media saying that the dump truck hit the auto-rickshaw from the opposite direction at Adu Master Bazar Area in the afternoon, leaving two dead on the spot and two others injured.

Locals caught the truck driver from the spot and handed him over to Hossainpur police station, OC added.