Four crashed in Cox’s Bazar road accident

Four people have been killed reportedly while another injured after a truck rammed over an autorickshaw in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar.

Three of the deceased were identified as Salima Khatun (40), Anwar Islam (25) and Bitu Dhar (51). They were all passengers on the autorickshaw.

The injured person, 20-year-old Md Habibullah, is currently in hospital care.

According to Inspector Saiful Islam of Shah Pari Highway Police Outpost, the accident occurred on the Shaheed ATM Zafar Alam Arakan Road along Cox's Bazar-Teknaf Highway around 10 am on Saturday.

"The autorickshaw was heading to Cox's Bazar when a truck crashed into it from behind. Five passengers were injured and the vehicle was left in a crumpled heap," said Saiful Islam, citing witnesses.

Locals rushed the injured passengers to the Ukhia Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared four of them dead, he added.

Police later seized the two vehicles involved in the incident.