Truck turns over in Bandarban, 7 killed
At least seven people were killed and around eight others injured after a truck lost control and overturned in Bandarban's Lama upazila this morning.
The truck was said to be carrying day labourers and building materials to a tower construction site for a mobile company, our Bandarban correspondent reports.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The vehicle overturned at a turning point in Yangcha area of the Lama-Chokoria road crashing four instantly with the construction materials around 6:30am.
Al Mahmud Hassan, assistant superintendent of police of Lama Circle, confirmed The Daily Star of the news adding that he was on his way to visit the spot.
The victims who died on the spot were identified as Altaf Hossain, 55, Md Rabin, 35, Rajib, 40, and Amzad Hossain, 45, residents of Ishawardi upazilla in Pabna.
The critically injured were rushed to Chokoria Thana Health Complex where three of them succumbed to their injuries. They were identified as Md Hassan, 30, from Satkhira, Rabbi, 30, and Alek, 32, from Pabna.
The driver of the truck said to have fled. His helper, however, was said to have been detained.
The spate of road crashes on highways leading to a long list of casualties continue this winter after 20 were killed last Tuesday in separate crashes in Rajshahi and Sirajganj.
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