SHERPUR, Nov 13, 2024 (BSS) - Four people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a pickup van and a CNG-run auto rickshaw on the Sherpur-Dhaka highway in the Paiska bypass area under Nakla upazila of the district today.

The deceased were identified as - Tayeba,10, daughter of Tofazzal Hossain of  Purbadhala upazila of Netrakona district, Tajen Mia ,15, son of Sultan Mia of Palashia area of ??Sherpur Sadar upazila, Subina Akhter ,20, daughter of Sultan Mia of Kaziakanda area of ??Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh district , and Alal Uddin ,35, son of Abul Kashem of Uttar Shahapur area of ??Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh district.

The accident occurred in the area when a pickup van was going to Sherpur from Mymensingh. On the way, it collided head-on with a CNG- run auto rickshaw around 12:30 pm this afternoon, leaving two of the passengers dead on the spot and five other injured, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nakla Police Station Habibur Rahman said.

Locals rescued the injured persons and took them to Nakla Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor referred them to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for better treatment. However, two of the passengers died on way to the hospital, OC said.

Legal action will be taken in this connection, the OC added.