Four women of a family were killed and three others injured when a truck hit a battery-powered auto-rickshaw in Nawabganj of Dhaka on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Moyna Begum, 50, Rahela Begum, 40, Sufia, 30, and Mala Begum, 46, residents of Gungerpar area of Nayanshree union of the upazila.
The accident occurred in Mrirdhakanda intersection area at around 7:30am when a sand-laden truck crashed into the auto-rickshaw carrying the four women on their way to Dohar.
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They died on the spot and three others were injured. The injured were taken to Nawabganj Upazila Health Complex.
Sirajul Islam Sheikh, officer-in-charge of Nawabganj police station, said the truck had been seized. “A case has been filed in this connection.”