- Wage Board for Garment Workers to Be Formed Sunday |
- Mass mobilisation to secure river-water rights urged |
- HSC Results 2026 Published, Pass Rate Stands at 52.12% |
- Nations Agree to Revive Efforts to Meet 2030 Nature Goals |
- Dhaka Among World’s 15 Most Polluted Cities on Saturday |
Two killed in truck-auto-rickshaw collision in Joypurhat
Two people were killed and another injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat on Saturday evening.
The deceased were identified as Enamul Haque, 54, the auto-rickshaw driver, and passenger Nurunnabi, 58. The injured passenger was identified as Sohraf Hossain, 53.
All three were from Aplapara village in Punot Union of the upazila.
The accident occurred around 6:30pm at Sarail in Kalai municipal area on the Joypurhat-Bogura regional highway.
Citing locals, police said a speeding truck heading towards Joypurhat collided head-on with the auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction, leaving Enamul dead on the spot. Nurunnabi and Sohraf were rescued and taken to Kalai Upazila Health Complex.
Nurunnabi succumbed to his injuries on the way to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura, reports UNB.
Saidul Alam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kalai Police Station, said the truck driver and his assistant fled the scene after the accident.
Police are trying to identify and apprehend them, he added.