Four die as truck crashes into Narsingdi market

NARSINGDI, Oct 02 (Agencies): Four people have been killed and five others injured after a truck veered out of control and crashed into a vegetable market next to the highway at Raipura upazila in Narsingdi district.
The incident occurred at the market next to the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Mahmudabad around 6:30 am on Sunday.
The freight truck was headed to Sylhet, said Mozammel Hossain, chief of Bhairab Highway Police Station. Rain caused the truck to veer out of control into the market.
The truck crushed an autorickshaw, killing two passengers and a pedestrian on the spot.
The deceased were identified as Abul Kalam, 36, Siddique Mia, 45, Abu Siddique, 38, and Nuru Mia, 45, of the upazila.
"The injured were taken to several nearby hospitals for treatment and the two vehicles involved in the accident were seized", OC Mozammel said.
Three people dead on spot and four others injured, said Nur Hossain, sub-inspector (SI) of Bhairab Highway police.
Nuru Mia died on the way to Bhairab Upazila Health complex while the others are undergoing treatment at the hospital, he added.
Police seized the killer truck but its driver managed to flee.
The bodies were sent to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital morgue for post-mortem, the SI added.