Staff Reporter:
Five people have died and another one sustained injuries when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur.
The accident took place around 6 pm, said Sarishabari Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Chand Mia.
The deceased were identified as Abdur Razzak, 40, Mohammad Nur Jahangir Alam, 50, Abdur Karim Alal of Jamalpur’s Sadar upazila, Ariful Islam of Fulbaria upazila of Mymensingh and Enam Fakir, son of Amjad Fakir of Naldair village in Sarishabari upazila, according to the OC.
Eyewitnesses said an auto-rickshaw carrying five passengers was heading towards Madhupur from Jamalpur. As the three-wheeler reached Karogram village, it was hit by an oncoming truck.
Four passengers of the auto-rickshaw died on the spot and another one succumbed to his injuries on the way to a local hospital, the OC said.
Injured passenger Amjad Fakir was admitted to Jamalpur General Hospital, he added.
The bodies were taken to Jamalpur General Hospital for autopsies, the OC also said, adding the driver of the truck fled the spot.
