2 killed in Brahmanbaria after truck runs over auto-rickshaw
Both the driver and the passenger were killed on the spot
Two people were killed in Brahmanbaria when a truck ran over an auto-rickshaw in Sarail Upazila.
The accident took place around 6:15am this morning (7 November) in Boddapara near the Upazila Sadar.
The deceased were auto-rickshaw driver Md Yusuf, 50, and passenger Muslim Mia, 52. Both were from Maind village in Maslispur union of Brahmanbaria Sadar.
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Sarail Police Station Officer-in-Charge Morshedul Alam said, Muslim Mia was travelling to Sarail market in a battery-powered auto-rickshaw to buy wholesale vegetables. On the way, a fish-laden truck coming from the opposite direction hit the auto-rickshaw in front of Alia Madrasa on the Sarail-Nasirnagar road. Both the driver and the passenger were killed on the spot.
The bodies have been kept at the police station. The truck involved in the accident has been seized and legal action is underway, OC Morshedul added.
