Five people have died after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw carrying them in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat district.
The accident occurred in Malipara area of the upazila on Monday morning, The deceased are yet to be identified.
Confirming the matter, Khetlal police station Officer-in-Charge Rajibul Hasan said, “After the truck hit the Khetlal city bound auto-rickshaw, two people died on the spot and three others on their way to the hospital. While another injured has been hospitalized.”
“The bodies have been sent to Joypurhat Adhunik Hospital morgue for autopsy,” he added.