Four people, including a husband, wife and their baby daughter, were killed when a truck ran them down in Melandah, Jamalpur. Two others are being treated for serious injuries.
The crash happened at about 10am on Saturday in the Burunga area of Nayanagar union in Melandah upazila.
The dead are Morshed Alam, 25, of Indullamari in Islampur upazila, his wife Ikrama, 23, their eight-month-old daughter Rifa, and Shawkat Hasan Likhon, 45, of Bakultala in Melandah municipality.
The injured are autorickshaw driver Hazrat Ali and passenger Shakil Mia.
Local people said an autorickshaw was travelling from the Shimultali area of Melandah towards Jamalpur that morning, while a motorcycle was heading from Jamalpur towards Melandah. A truck coming from behind first ran over the motorcycle, then hit the autorickshaw, crushing it. Three members of one family in the autorickshaw were killed. Two people, including the autorickshaw driver, are being treated for their injuries.
Morshed Alam died at the scene. His wife and baby daughter died on the way to Melandah Upazila Health Complex. The two injured were sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
The truck tried to flee after the crash, but local people stopped it in the Malancha area of Melandah. The driver escaped.
ATM Mahmudul Haque, officer in charge of Melandah police station, said three members of one family had been killed and three more people injured. Police went to the scene on being informed, recovered the bodies and took the necessary legal steps, he said. Local people had seized the truck, but the driver fled, and efforts are under way to identify and arrest him.
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