KATHMANDU: Five people were killed and four others injured after a speeding truck struck passengers standing on the side of a road in the outskirts of Chattogram, a city in southeastern Bangladesh, on Tuesday morning.
According to a senior local police official named Islam, the incident occurred on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sitakunda. Passengers had stepped out of their bus due to a technical failure and were waiting on the roadside when the accident took place at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Islam told Xinhua that the driver of the speeding truck lost control, resulting in the vehicle hitting the group of passengers. Three individuals died at the scene, while two others succumbed to their injuries while being transported to the hospital or upon arrival.
Police confirmed that four other passengers who were injured in the accident are currently receiving medical treatment at a hospital.
