12 dead in five-way road crash in Jhalakathi
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...
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