5 killed in Khulna road crash

Staff Reporter :
Five passengers, including two women, of a battery-run three-wheeler (easy-bike) were killed and two others injured when a brick-laden truck rammed the three-wheeler in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased have been identified as Sabbir Moral, 23, son of Hannan Morol at Angardoha village of Khornia union, Bishwajit Biswas, 30, easy-bike driver at Jieltala village under Shovna union, Nipa Dhali, 28, at Bil Pabla village under Gutudia union, Amori Dhali, 55 and Orni Biswas, 4.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dumuria Thana Sukanto Saha confirmed the matter to the media saying that among the victims, two met their end of lives on the spot, two at the upazila health complex and the two-year-old children died at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH). All the victims were passengers of the easy-bike, police said.

Police impounded the truck and the Easy bike from the spot. Besides, two people who sustained injuries in the accident are now undergoing treatment at the KMCH, OC added.