Mother, son killed after mini truck rams auto rickshaw in Cox's Bazar

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23 September, 2022, 04:55 pm

Last modified: 23 September, 2022, 05:02 pm

Mother, son killed after mini truck rams auto rickshaw in Cox's Bazar

A mother and her son have been killed and another three injured after a mini truck ploughed into an auto rickshaw in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf.

The accident took place on the Shaheed ATM Zafar Alam Arakan Road at Teknaf's Whykong area around 1:15pm Friday (23 September), said Inspector Monirul Islam Bhuiyan of Whykong Highway Police Outpost.

The deceased are Fatema Akter, 19, and her two-month-old boy Muhammad Aswat. However, three injured were not identified immediately.

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"The auto rickshaw was heading to Cox's Bazar when a mini-truck crashed into it from behind. Five passengers were injured," said Police inspector Monirul Islam Bhuiyan, citing witnesses.

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