MYMENSINGH, Dec 26, 2024 (BSS) - Four of a family were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a truck in the Samovuganj Gachtala area under Sadar upazila here this morning.

The deceased are Abdur Rashid, 65, of Satburikanda village in Netrokona Sadar upazila, his wife Bakula Akther, 60, brother-in-law Biddya Mia, 42, and daughter-in law Labani Akther, 18.
 
The accident occurred on the Mymensingh-Netrokona road around 7:30 am when the auto-rickshaw collided head-on with the truck, leaving seven auto rickshaw passengers injured, said Shafiqul Islam Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali Model police station.
 
The injured were taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where four people succumbed to their injuries.

Injured Lovely Begum, wife of Biddya Mia, auto rickshaw driver Antar Mia and an unidentified woman are now undergoing treatment in the hospital, the OC said.