Online Desk: A 90-year-old woman was killed and two others were injured when a truck hit CNG-run auto rickshaw at Dakshin Surma upazila in Sylhet district on Saturday night. The accident took place at Shatmail area of the upazila at around 8:15 pm.

Deceased Tahera Begum, 90, was a resident of Bishwanath upazila under the district. The injured are Mahdia, 14, and Dudu Mia, 60.

According to locals, a speedy truck hit the auto-rickshaw from opposite direction at Shatmail area of the upazila, leaving the elderly woman dead on spot. The injured were rushed to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College in serious condition.

Dakshin Surma Police Station officer-in-charge Shamsuddoha said being informed, police recovered the body and seized the truck however the truck driver managed to flee the scene. Legal steps are under process in this regard, the OC added.