10 die in Tangail road mishap

Ten people were killed when a truck drove into roadside ditch in Tangail Friday morning. The accident took place at Pouli in the northbound highway. The truck was carrying a consignment of calcium carbonate to the northern district of Bogra and had 17 people on board. Four of the dead were identified as Milon (28) and Ripon (20) of Dhunot and Sariakandi, Farid (35) of Bilsaraigachha and Noor Islam (45) of Koigachhi village in Bogra respectively. Of the injured, two have been admitted into Tangail General Hospital. Kalihati Police Station sub-inspector Mirash Uddin said the accident occurred at around 4:00am. Truck passenger Md Khokan of Jorgachhi village under Sariakandi Upazila said he and three others boarded the truck from Karwan Bazar of Dhaka after seeing off a relative at Zia International Airport. Four of them were given seats on the goods sacks for Tk 20 each.
—bdnews24.com