Published : 28 Jan 2026, 06:44 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:04 PM
A passenger on a CNG-run autorickshaw has died after a truck struck the three-wheeler in Chattogram's Mirsarai.
Three others were injured in the accident that occurred in Borotakia area along the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway on Wednesday, police said.
Witnesses said the victim was a student of a local madrasa, aged around 17. However, police have yet to confirm the identity of the victim or any of the injured.
Borhan Uddin, inspector of Zorarganj Highway Police Station, told bdnews24.com that the incident occurred when a goods-laden truck hit a CNG-powered autorickshaw on the road towards Chattogram.
"Initially, it has been reported that one person was killed in the accident and three others were taken to the hospital with injuries. Police have reached the scene."
Witnesses said the auto-rickshaw had stopped on the left side of the road in the Baratakia area to drop off passengers when a freight truck rammed into it from behind. The truck then lost control and plunged into a nearby pond.
