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Two die as truck rams auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh
Two auto-rickshaw passengers have been killed and five others injured after a truck ploughed into the vehicle in Mymensingh’s Muktagacha Upazila.
Published : 26 Jan 2020, 06:25 AM
Updated : 26 Jan 2020, 06:25 AM
The incident occured on the Mymensingh-Tangail highway in the Upazila's Notun Bazar at 8:30 am on Sunday, said Nasir Uddin, in-charge of Muktagacha Fire Station.
The full identities of the victims could not be ascertained immediately but one of them is believed to be a 40-year-old engineer of Madhupur municipality in Tangail while the other other is a woman in her mid-50s, according to the authorities.
“A Tangail-bound truck rammed into a Mymensingh-bound auto-rickshaw, killing two passengers on the spot,” said Nasir.
The injured have been admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
The bodies are currently in the custody of Muktagacha police, Nasir said.
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