News Desk, Bangladesh Global: Four passengers of a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw were killed after being hit by a truck in Noakhali's Begumganj Upazila on Saturday.
The accident took place in the morning at Chandraganj Purba Bazar on the Noakhali-Lakshmipur regional highway of the upazila.
The deceased were Rahmat Ullah Bhuiyan, 65, , army personnel Fazlul Karim, 50, and Alauddin, 45, hailed from Lakshipur district. The identity of the other person could not be known.
Police said a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw was going towards Begumganj upazila from Lakshmipur with five passengers. On the way, a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction hit the auto-rickshaw in that area. The two vehicles fell into a roadside canal. The four passengers died on the spot.
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