2 killed in Pabna road accident
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PABNA, Jan 22, 2021 (BSS) – At least two people were killed and three others injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Pabna-Sujanagar regional road in Dublia area under Sadar upazila of the district this morning.
The deceased were identified as Jhontu Kundu, 60, and Arifa Sultana, 45, wife of Abdul Barak. The both are passengers of the auto-rickshaw, said Shafiul Alam, in-charge of Dublia Police Camp.
The accident occurred in the area when the CNG-run auto-rickshaw reached Dublia Bazar area and collided on a truck coming from the opposite direction at around 8am killing Jhontu on the spot and four others injured.
Three other passengers of the auto-rickshaw were critically injured and rushed to Pabna General Hospital, he added.
Police managed to seize the truck but are yet to catch the driver and helper, the police official also said that vehicular movement on the Pabna-Sujanagar road remained halted for around one hour since the accident.
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