Three dead after truck crashes into slum in Sirajganj

A truck went off the road in the northern district of Sirajganj before crashing into a slum living three dead and five more injured.

Sirajganj Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 26 Jan 2016, 05:32 AM
Updated : 26 Jan 2016, 05:33 AM

Police said the accident at Shahjadpur Upazila early on Tuesday left a couple and their six-year-old son dead on the spot.

They are Abu Bakkar, 35, wife Azufa Begum, 30, and son ‘Sabbir’, said Shahjadpur police OC Rezaul Karim.

The injured are being treated at local hospitals, he said.

Around 5:30am, a loaded truck lost control on the Dariyapur-Dilruba Road and crashed into the slum beside the road, said the police officer.