Truck-auto rickshaw collision kills 3 in Rajbari

Three people were killed on Thursday as a truck collided with an autorickshaw at Kalyanpur in Rajbari, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as autorickshaw driver Sujon,35, of Goalanda upazila, passengers Momin Pramanik,24, of sadar upazila, and Saiful Sheikh,20, of Modhukhali upazila in Faridpur.

The collision occurred around 4:30pm on Rajbari-Faridpur regional highway in Alipur union in the district, leaving the driver and the two passengers of the autorcikshaw injured, said Delwar Hossain, officer in Charge of Ahladipur police station.

The injured were rushed to Faridpur Medical College Hospital where they died, said the OC.

The truck was seized but its driver and his assistant managed to flee.

Legal action will be taken in this regard, said the OC.