Four people, including the driver of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, were killed when a Rangpur-bound bus hit the three-wheeler in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila this afternoon.
One of the deceased was identified as the driver Abdul Latif, 45. The other three were passengers of the auto-rickshaw, reports our Bogura correspondent quoting Arif Anwar, in-charge of Gobindganj Fire Service.
Another passenger was injured and was sent to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, he added.
The accident took place around 4:30 pm in Taltola area of Dhaka-Rangpur Highway when the auto-rickshaw was heading towards Palashbari, said Atiq, the leader of the firefighting team involved in the rescue operation.
The bus hit the three-wheeler from behind. Two of the deceased died on the spot and the other two were pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital, Atiq added.
Further information regarding the incident could not be known immediately.
