SIRAJGANJ, Sept 08, 2024 (BSS) - Six people were killed in a collision between a microbus and a CNG-run auto rickshaw in Kamarkandh upazila here today.

The deceased were identified as Rezaul Karim, Abdul Majid, Jahangir Alam, Nuruzzaman, Tareq and Rashedul Islam. All of them except Rashedul Islam were the residents of Vatra village under Tarash upazila

Officer-in-Charge of Raiganj Thana Islam Rezaul islam said the accident occurred in front of ACI Food Factory on the Sirajganj-Nalka Regional Highway at around 11:45am, leaving auto rickshaw passenger Nuruzzaman, Tarek and Rashedul dead on the spot while Rezaul Karim, Abdul Majid and Jahangir died while undergoing treatment at Shaheed M Monsur Ali Medical College and North Bengal Hospital.