Six killed in Moulvibazar road crash

At least six people including four of a family were killed while three others injured in a head-on collision between a car and an auto-rickshaw on Moulvibaza-Sylhet regional highway at Nadampur in sadar upazila on Saturday evening.

The deceased were identified as Jahangir Talukder, 38, son of Abdul Goni of Sherpur village of Moulvibazar Sadar, Sajna Begum, 28, Nahid, 26, Saif Ahmed, 12, son of Moshahed Mia of Khalishpur village, Layes Mia, 30, of Tajpur village and Shahadat Talukder, son of Jaton Talukder of Karimpur village.

According to locals, a cng-run auto-rickshaw carrying the four family members and a private car collided head-on around 7pm leaving six people dead on the spot.

The injured are Yeasmin Begum, Nurun Nahar, Nurjahan and Mostaq Ahmed.

Being informed, police and fire service rushed to the spot and took an injured one to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.