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ACCIDENT-DEATH-LAKSHMIPUR
Five killed in Lakshmipur road accident
LAKSHMIPUR, Feb 26, 2020 (BSS) – At least five persons were killed and two
others injured in a collision between an CNG run auto-rickshaw and a Prado
jeep at Bottoli Bazar under Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday evening.
The deceased were identified as Runa Akter, 40, her son Minhaz ,4, Mir
Hossain, 7, and Sumon, 25. Identity of another deceased person could not be
known immediately. All of them were CNG run auto-rickshaw passengers.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chandraganj Highway Police Station Md. Ruhul Amin
said the accident occurred when the Prado jeep coming from opposite direction
collided head-on with the CNG run auto-rickshaw in the area around 7 pm,
leaving seven persons seriously injured.
Locals rescued the injured persons and sent them to Noakhali General
Hospital where on-duty doctor declared four persons dead.
Another person succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
Later, two injured person were shifted to Dhaka Medical College and
Hospital for better treatment, hospital sources said.
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