Three pedestrians were killed after a Dhaka-bound truck ran over them while waiting for a bus on a footpath in Sreepur of Gazipur. The incident took place near MC Bazar area around 2am on Friday, Mawa highway police Officer-in-Charge Kamal Hossain confirmed.The deceased were identified as Abdul Majid Johny, 32, Tofazzal Hossain, 35, and Ibrahim Hossain, 32. All three of them were hawkers who made a living out of selling prayer mats and beads on the streets.The truck driver ran away but the vehicle has been seized.According to OC Kamal, the deceased were waiting for a bus on the footpath to return home when a truck carrying chicken lost control and hit them.Locals rescued them and took them to Sreepur Upazila Health Complex but they died on the way.
Truck runs over pedestrians, kills 3 in Gazipur
Three pedestrians were killed after a Dhaka-bound truck ran over them while waiting for a bus on a footpath in Sreepur of Gazipur.
The incident took place near MC Bazar area around 2am on Friday, Mawa highway police Officer-in-Charge Kamal Hossain confirmed.
The deceased were identified as Abdul Majid Johny, 32, Tofazzal Hossain, 35, and Ibrahim Hossain, 32.
All three of them were hawkers who made a living out of selling prayer mats and beads on the streets.
The truck driver ran away but the vehicle has been seized.
According to OC Kamal, the deceased were waiting for a bus on the footpath to return home when a truck carrying chicken lost control and hit them.
Locals rescued them and took them to Sreepur Upazila Health Complex but they died on the way.