Dhaka, April 17 -- At least 12 people, including a child, have died after a truck crashed into three autorickshaws and a car near the Gabkhan Bridge in Jhalakathi's Sadar Upazila.

The accident occurred around 2pm on Wednesday near the bridge's toll plaza, said Afruzul Haque Tutul, superintendent of Jhalakathi police.

A cement-bearing truck headed towards Jhalakathi town veered out of control and rammed three battery-operated autorickshaws and a car. The truck and the other vehicles then crashed into a nearby ditch.

The autorickshaws and car crushed under the truck.

Seven people were initially found dead at the scene. When the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital, doctors declared another four dead.

A few people with injuries have...