Habiganj road accident leaves 5 dead
- Update Time : Saturday, 7 January, 2023, 12:46 pm
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The Daily Morning Voice Online Desk: At least five people including two children of a family were killed and three others were injured in a road accident at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj district early Saturday. The deceased were Abdus Salam, 32, Sadia, 21, Habiba, 2, Sihab, 13, and car driver Sadir, residents of Madanagar village under Kulaura upazila of Moulvibajar district. The injured were Raju, 29, his father Nurul Islam, 50, and cousin Nishat, 18.
According to police, the deceased were returning home from Dhaka airport by car with Raju, another Malaysian expatriate member of the family. On the way, a sand-laden truck coming from the opposite direction hit the car in Noapara area at around 3:00 am. At that time, a speeding pickup van rammed the car from behind, leaving them dead on the spot and three injured. Shayestaganj Highway Police Station sub-inspector Jasim Mia said the bodies were brought to the police station and the injured were sent to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital.
