4 die as pickup crashes into parked truck in Tangail

A pickup carrying poultry rammed into the back of a bamboo-laden truck near Kalia Bazar, police say

Four people have died after a poultry-laden pickup truck crashed into the back of a bamboo-laden truck in Tangail’s Sakhipur.

The accident occurred near Kalia Bazar on the Sakhipur-Sagardighi Road around 4:30am on Tuesday, according to Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Al Mamun of Sakhipur Police Station.

The dead have been identified as pickup driver Noor Nabi, 64, from Jamalpur’s Bakshiganj Upazila; his assistant Rafiqul, 18, who hails from Patnitala Upazila in Naogaon; Sagar, 22, from Netrokona’s Kendua Upazila, and Sumon, 26, from Bhola Sadar Upazila.

The latter three have been identified with single names, and all four were travelling in the pickup truck.

Citing locals, police said the truck loaded with bamboo was parked on the spot when a Dhaka-bound pickup carrying chickens rammed into it from behind.

Four people were killed on the spot. When the incident was reported, police recovered the bodies and took them to the police station.

ASI Mamun said, “The families of the dead are being contacted. The bodies will be handed over once the family members arrive and the legal processing is completed.”