An autorickshaw left in a crumpled heap at Ukhia in Cox's Bazar district after a truck rammed into it from behind, killing four passengers — bdnews24.com COX'S BAZAR, Aug 27 (bdnews2.com): At least four people were killed and another was injured after a truck ploughed into an autorickshaw at Ukhia in Cox's Bazar district.
The accident occurred on the Shaheed ATM Zafar Alam Arakan Road along the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf Highway around 10am on Saturday, according to Inspector Saiful Islam of Shah Pari Highway Police Outpost.
The authorities identified three of the dead as 40-year-old Salima Khatun, 25-year-old Anwar Islam and 51-year-old Bitu Dhar.
The injured person, 20-year-old Md Habibullah, is currently in hospital care.
"The autorickshaw was heading to Cox's Bazar when a truck crashed into it from behind. Five passengers were injured and the vehicle was left in a crumpled heap," said Islam, citing witnesses.
Locals rushed the injured passengers to the Ukhia Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared four of them dead, he added.
Police later seized the two vehicles involved in the incident. As many as 2,329 people, including 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents of the current year, according to a report.
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