4 of a family among 5 killed in road accident

Five people including four members of a family were killed and two others injured after a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Tamabil highway at Ferryghat area in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet on Sunday morning.

The deceased were identified as Hossen Ahmed, 35, auto-rickshaw driver, Sadia Begum, 39, wife of late Jamal Ahmed, her son Shahadat, daughter Sabia Begum, 7 and Habibunnecha, sister of late Jamal.

The injured are Sadia’s brother-in-law Md Jakaria, 50 and his wife Hasina Begum, 40.

They all were inhabitants of Pakhibel and Rupcheng village in the upazila.

According to the police source, a Jaflong-bound truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw when it reached Ferryghat area, leaving five people dead on the spot and two others injured.

Dastageer Ahmed, Officer-in-charge of Jaintiapur Model Police Station, said on information police rushed to the spot and sent the bodies and injured to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for autopsies and treatment.