4 killed in Munshiganj road crash

At least four people were killed and three injured as a pick-up flipped on its side on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj this afternoon.

The accident took place around 3:30pm in Vitikandi area after the driver lost control of the vehicle, said Hedayetul Islam Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge, Gazaria Police Station.

The deceased were identified as Khalil, 32, Mamun, 27, Tajamuddin, 25, and Saddam Hossain 35, of Muradnagar upazila in Comilla.

The injured were admitted to different local hospitals, the OC told our Munshiganj correspondent.

Police later seized the pick-up. 

The victims were returning from Dhaka to Comilla after selling fish, the OC added.

Traffic movement was disrupted due to the accident, but resumed after 20 minutes, the police official informed.