Jamalpur, Jan. 30 -- Five people have died and one injured after a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Jamalpur.

The accident happened in the Sarishabari upazila of the district on Thursday evening, said Sarishabari Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Chand Mia.

The deceased were identified as Abdur Razzak, 40; Mahammad Nur Jahangir Alam, 50; Abdur Karim Alal, of Jamalpur's Sadar upazila; Ariful Islam, of Fulbaria upazila of Mymensingh; and Enam Fakir, son of Amjad Fakir of Naldair village in Sarishabari upazila.

Eyewitnesses said an auto-rickshaw carrying five passengers was heading towards Madhupur from Jamalpur. When the three-wheeler reached Karogram village around 6:00 pm, it was hit by the truck coming from the opposite direct...