Four killed as truck, pickup van collide
Four people were killed and several others injured as a truck and a pickup van collided in Sirajganj on Thursday morning.
The deceased were identified as Sujan Sheikh, 32, and Rabbi Hossain, 24, from Gaibandha and Masud Rana, 30, and Ayan, 4, from Natore.
Police and locals said a mango-laden truck and a cow-laden pickup van collided on the Hatikumrul-Bonpara Highway in Pukurpar area, leaving six people injured.
Among the injured, four died on the way to hospital.
Hatikumrul Highway Police Station officer in-charge Badrul Kabir confirmed the incident.
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