GAIBANDHA, April 21, 2023 (BSS) - At least four persons were killed in a road accident in Taltala area of Bogura-Rangpur Highway under Gobindaganj upazila in the district this afternoon.

Police said a Rangpur-bound passenger bus coming from Dhaka ran over a CNG-run auto-rickshaw coming from opposite direction in the area, leaving  the CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver dead on the spot.

The driver, Abdul Latif, 45 son of late Abdul Jabbar, hailed from Uttarpara area of the upazila.

Later, seriously injured three passengers of the auto-rickshaw died on the way to hospital. The identities of the three victims could not be known immediately.

Being informed, police of Gobindaganj Highway Thana rushed to the spot and detained the bus driver.

The bodies were kept at the highway thana, said Aminul Islam, Officer-in-charge (OC) of the highway thana.