Four people were killed and two others injured after a truck collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw at Nandirpara Station in Pekua Upazila Sadar, Cox's Bazar on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Aminul Kabir, 28, Akkas, 33, Didarul Islam, 28, and Abu Taleb, 38.
Quoting witnesses, Saifur Rahman, the officer-in-charge of Pekua Police Station, said the accident took place around 3pm when the sand-laden mini-truck from Chakaria crashed into the auto-rickshaw.
One of the victims was killed on the spot and five others were injured.
Of the injured, three died while being taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital.