Six die as truck rams autorickshaw in Noakhali

A truck has run over a CNG autorickshaw and killed six people in Noakhali's Kabirhat Upazila.

The accident occurred around 2:30pm on Tuesday near Islamia Alia Madrasa on the Kabirhat-Basurhat road, said Kabirhat Police chief Shahin Mia, reports bdnews24.com.

Police have yet to identify the victims.

The incident occurred around 2pm on Tuesday on the Kabirhat-Basurhat road in Purba Fatehpur near the Islamia Fazil Madrasa, said Kabirhat Police chief Shahin Mia.

The dead have been identified as autorickshaw driver Khokon, 46, passengers Md Sumon, 33, Shahadat Hossain, 36, and 26-year-old Tanim Hasan, a third-year Honours student at Noakhali Government College.

Police, however, could not immediately identify the other two victims, including a woman.