Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Five people were killed in a road accident involving a CNG-run autorickshaw and a truck at Sarishabari upazila in Jamalpur on Thursday evening.

The accident occurred in the Digpaithkor village area on the Jamalpur-Tangail highway, according to Sarishabari Police Station officer-in-charge Chand Mia.

The deceased have been identified as Abdur Razzak, son of Joynal Abedin of Narayanpur village in Jamalpur Sadar upazila; Md Nur Jahangir Alam, son of the late Munsef Ali of EPZ area in Sadar upazila; Abdul Karim Alal, son of Medu Sheikh of Gatepar area; Enam Fakir, son of Amjad Fakir of Nagadair village in Sarishabari upazila; and Ariful Islam, son of Mohor Uddin of Fulbaria upazila in Mymensingh district.

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