Four people including three members of a family were killed when a truck rammed an auto-rickshaw on Jamalpur-Dewanganj road at Burunga in Melandaha upazila of Jamalpur district on Saturday.
The accident occurred around 10am in the Burunga area of Nayanagar Union on the Jamalpur-Dewanganj regional road.
The deceased were identified as Morshed Alam, 25, his wife Ikramma, 23, and their eight-month-old daughter Rifa. They were residents of Indullamari village in Islampur Upazila.
According to locals, an auto-rickshaw was heading towards Jamalpur from Shimultali in Melandah, while a motorcycle was travelling in the opposite direction. A truck coming from behind first hit the motorcycle before crashing into the auto-rickshaw, leaving it badly mangled.
Morshed died on the spot. His wife and daughter died on the way to Melandah Upazila Health Complex. The three injured people, including the motorcycle rider and the auto-rickshaw driver, were initially taken to a local hospital before being referred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
Injured Likhon died on the way to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital.
Local people seized the truck and managed to catch the truck driver while he was trying to flee the scene.