At least four people were killed and three others injured as a truck ran over them in Belabo upazila of Narsingdi district on Sunday morning.

The deceased were identified as Abul Kalam, 36, Siddique Mia, 45, Abu Siddique, 38, and Nuru Mia, 45, of the upazila.

Nur Hossain, sub-inspector (SI) of Bhairab Highway police, confirmed the matter.

He said the Bhairab-bound truck ploughed through a kitchen market on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Mahmudabad, leaving three people dead on spot and four others injured. 

Nuru Mia died on the way to Bhairab Upazila Health complex while the others are undergoing treatment at the hospital, he also said.

The bodies were sent to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital morgue for post-mortem, the SI said.

Police, however, seized the killer truck but its driver managed to flee, he added.

BDST: 1149 HRS, OCT 02, 2022
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