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3 killed in Chandpur road accident

Special Correspondent Accidents 2024-06-11, 8:05pm

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3 killed in Chandpur road accident



Chandpur, June 11 - Three people were killed and three others were injured in a collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto rickshaw on Chandpur-Cumilla regional highway on Tuesday

One of the deceased was identified as  Sobuj ,25, while identities of two others could not be known.

Injured auto-rickshaw driver, Ahad, and another person are undergoing treatment at Chandpur General Hospital.

Traffic on Chandpur-Cumilla regional highway remained suspended for hours, causing long tailbacks

Later, police arrived to normalize traffic movement on the road.

Muhammad Abdur Rashid, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Hajiganj Police Station, said, the auto rickshaw and the sand-laden truck involved in the accident were seized but the truck driver managed to flee.

Legal action will be taken, added the OC.-UNB