Truck plunged to ditch in Faridpur leaving 2 dead

Two people were killed while a truck plunged to ditch at Dhulti area on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Sadar upazila of Faridpur. Another 5 men were injured from the accident who were admitted in Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) on Saturday.

Nurul Alam Dulal, Senior Station Officer of Faridpur Fire Service told Jago News that a Pirojpur bound truck overturned and plunged to ditch when it lost control at the wee hours on Saturday coming from Dhaka. The truck was carrying electrical goods.

People have rescued the labors of the truck removing the goods what were crushed on them but two of them died on the spot who were not identified immediately, he added.

Nurul Alam Dulal said, 5 seriously injured people were admitted in FMCH and the bodies were handed over to the Kanaipur highway police, who were sent to FMCH’s morgue for autopsy, said Jaynul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Kanaipur highway police.