Six members of a family, including two children, were killed and four others were injured after a pick-up collided with a human hauler on Sylhet-Tamabil Highway in Darbasta area of Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet on Monday.
The deceased were—Mongali Patra, 50, daughter of Santosh Patra of Chiknagul union of the upazila; Sabita Patra, wife of Nanda Patra; 6-month old Bijli, daughter of Suchita Patra; Susmita Patra, wife of Krishna Patra; Ritu Patra, 8, son of Sukendu Patra; and and Shamola Patra, 65.
Locals said the accident occurred when a pick-up coming from opposite direction collided with the human hauler, locally known as Leguna, on the highway in front of the Sylhet Polli Bidyut office at around 11.45am, leaving two persons dead on the spot and six others injured.
The injured were rushed to the Osmani Medical College Hospital where four others died.
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