3 die as truck rams auto-rickshaw in Noakhali
Three people were killed and three others were critically injured as a goods-laden truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali early today.
The dead are: Habib, 30, driver of the three-wheeler, its passengers Alamgir Mirza, 38, and Harun, 32. All the deceased were from Kabirhat upazila of the district.
Quoting witnesses, Sajedur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Companiganj Police Station, said the truck hit the auto-rickshaw in Charkakra area around 1:00am, killing Mirza on the spot and injuring five other passengers of the three-wheeler.
Three of the injured were rushed to Noakhali Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) where Habib and Harun succumbed to their injuries later.
The rest two injured are undergoing treatment at Companiganj Upazila Health Complex.
The bodies were handed over to their relatives after autopsy.
Police seized the auto-rickshaw but could not arrest the truck driver as he fled the scene along with the vehicle, the OC said.
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