Three siblings among four killed in Pabna road accident

Three siblings and a driver were killed when a speeding truck rammed an auto-van at Bhangura in Pabna. Besides, one was injured.

The accident happened at about 1:30pm at Rangalia Tiktikipara area on Bhangura-Faridpur road.

The deceased were Imon Hossain, 16 and Imran Hossain, 14, of late Rashid Pramanik of village Par Bhangura in Bhangura Sadar union, and their cousin Chumma Khatun, 13, daughter of Shafiqul Islam of the same village. The identity of the auto-van driver could not be known.

Bhangura Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Anwar Hossain said four people of a same family were going to their relative's home at Hatgram from Char Bhangura by a battery-operated auto-van early Friday afternoon. When the auto-van reached at Rangalia Tiktikipara area, a Pabna-bound speeding truck from Faridpur rammed the auto-van on the road, leaving two brothers and their cousin, and the auto-van driver dead on the spot. Chumma Khatun's sister Nupur Khatun, 28, was also critically injured.

Rescuing the critically injured Nupur Khatun, locals rushed her to Bhangura Upazila Health Complex. She was later shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

The OC further said the truck fled after the accident. The bodies of the deceased were recovered. Efforts were going on to find out the killer truck.