4 of a family killed in Nawabganj road crash

Four women of a family were killed after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw at Mrirdhakanda in Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka early Monday, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as Moina Begum, 50, Rahela Begum, 40, Sufia, 30, and Mala Begum, 46, residents of Gungerpar area of Nayanshree union of Nawabganj.

Witnesses said the accident occurred around 7:00am when a sand-laden truck crashed into the auto-rickshaw carrying the four women on their way to Dohar, leaving them dead on the spot.

Sirajul Islam Sheikh, officer in Charge (OC) of Nawabganj police station, said the truck has been seized.

A case has been filed in this regard, the OC added.