At least four passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw have been killed and two others injured in a road accident on Baburhat-Matlab Road in Baradia area in Matlab Dakkhin upazila of Chandpur district.
The deceased were identified as auto-rickshaw driver Jashim Uddin Molla, 49, son of Jalal uddin Molla, resident of Ghaniyar Par area of Matlab Uttar Upazila, Hanif Bepari,28, son of Harun Bepari of Puran Bazar area of the Chandpur city, Nupur,14, daughter of Azim Zaman, resident of Natun Bazar area and a 70-year old unidentified woman, reports BSS.
The accident occurred when the CNG-run auto-rickshaw heading towards Matlab upazila collided head-on with the speeding microbus coming from the opposite direction in the area at 7:00 pm, leaving driver Jashim dead on the spot and five others injured, said Matlab South Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Mohiuddin Miah.
The injured were taken to Chandpur Sadar Hospital, however, three people died while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The microbus driver managed to flee away from the spot, the OC added.