Eight people were killed and three others injured as a fertiliser-laden truck overturned on the Dhaka bypass road near Ulukhola Bridge in Kaliganj upazila in the early hours of Monday.
Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately after the accident.
Police said a Rajshahi-bound truck loaded with fertiliser from Sylhet skidded off and turned upside down on a road divider in the area at about 3:00am after its driver lost control over the steering wheel, leaving eight people dead on the spot and three others injured. The people were travelling in the fertilizer-laden truck.
Police said the eight passengers died on the spot and three suffered injuries as the fertilizer bags fell on them.
On information, police recovered the bodies and rescued three injured removing piled up sacks of fertiliser.
Of the injured, one Mujibur was admitted to Tongi Upazila Health Complex and two others were sent to local clinics.
Sub-inspector Murad Hossain of Kaliganj police station said 12 day labourers were on the truck carrying fertilizer.
It is assumed that they could be hailed from different areas of the northern region and were travelling back home.
But police failed to trace whereabouts of the driver and helper of the truck.
Tuesday 15 January 2013
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