At least five people have been killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a human hauler at Chondra area under Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur on Tuesday morning.
The deceased are identified as Shobhan, 35, Abdul Khalek, 34, Abdul Hakim, 40, Md Jahangir, 35, and Khadija Begun, 20.
Kaliakoir police station Officer-in-Charge Omor Faruq said: “A goods-laden truck collided head-on with a human hauler at Chondra Palli Bidyut around 8am, killing two people on the spot and injuring the others.”
He said: “Three of the injured succumbed to their injuries on way to Kaliakoir Upazila Health Complex.”
The accident engulfed vehicles have been recovered.
Kaliakoir Upazila Health Complex Emergency Doctor Sirajul Islam said: “The bodies have been kept in the health complex’s emergency unit. The injured were referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.”