Five passengers of an autorickshaw were killed after a dump truck hit the vehicle in Pekua of Cox's Bazar on Thursday (December 19).

The accident, which injured a child, happened around 8 AM on the regional highway in the Hajji Bazaar area of Toitong.

The deceased were identified as Firoz Ahmad, 49, of Madhya Madarsha area of Chattogram's Hathazari upazila; his wife Shaheen Aktar, 29; their six-month-old child Jahedul Islam; Monirul Mannan, 22, driver of the three-wheeler and resident of Dhaniyakata area; and another passenger Abdur Rahman, 32, of Sonali Bazar area of the upazila's Ujantia union.

The spokesperson of Cox's Bazar district police, Jasim Uddin confirmed the matter to the media.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, he added.

BDST: 1145 HRS, DEC 19, 2024
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