At least five people were killed and 26 others injured after a truck crashed into a roadside ditch in Kalihati upazila headquarters early Monday.
Three of the five deceased were identified as Rafiqul Islam, Saidur Rahman and Abdul Kalam and the rests could not be identified yet.
Monsur Ali Arif, officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Kalihati Police Station, said the Habiganj-bound truck from Gaibandha carrying a group of construction workers fell into the ditch around 5:30 am after the driver lost control over the steering, leaving five workers dead on the spot and 26 others injured.
The injured were admitted to Tangail General Hospital where one of the injured workers died.