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Eight dead in Mymensingh truck-autorickshaw collision
Eight people, including four of a family, have died after a truck hit a three-wheeler passenger vehicle in Mymensingh Sadar.
Published : 5 May 2016, 08:10 AM
Updated : 5 May 2016, 01:17 PM
The crash took place around 12pm on the Mymensingh-Netrokona Highway near the divisional city, said Kotowali police OC Kamrul Islam.
Police identified six of the deceased as Saidul, 35, Ashraful, 28, Tajul Fakir, 35, Tajul’s wife Shirin Akter, 30, and their children Tahsin, 5, and Tawhid, 3.
The identities of the other two were not immediately known.
The police officer said Tajul hailed from Purbodhola Upazila of Netrokna.
Quoting witnesses, he said the eight died on the spot when the Mymensing-bound auto-rickshaw was hit by the truck coming from the opposite direction.
Hundreds die in road accidents in Bangladesh every year.
Rash driving, badly maintained vehicles, poor visibility when it rains, and winter fog are among the main causes of accidents.
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