Four killed as pickup van rams auto-rickshaw

Four people were killed and another was injured as a pickup van rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district on Friday morning.

Among the deceased, there were identified as Ain Uddin, 35, son of Wahid Mia, Kaiyum Mia, 18, residents of Abdullapur, and Abdur Rauf, 62, of Baherchar area in the upazila.

Police and local sources said a vegetable-laden pickup van hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Amirganj area around 6:30 am, leaving four passengers of the latter vehicle dead on the spot and another injured.

The injured was admitted to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital.

Sanjit Saha/SU