4 killed in Sirajganj road crash

At least four people were killed, and three injured in a collision between a truck and a pick-up van in Sirajganj on Thursday.

The incident took place in the district's Ullapara upazila around 7am, said Hatikumrul-Bonpara police station Officer-in-Charge Badrul Kabir.

The deceased have been identified as Sujan, 32, Rabbi, 24, Rana, 30, and Ayen, 4.

Officer-in-Charge of Salanga police station Shahidul Islam said: "The pickup van was headed toward Rajshahi from Dhaka after selling cows. The van collided with a Dhaka-bound truck coming from the opposite direction, killing the four people on the spot.”

Both vehicles have been seized by police.