3 killed, 5 injured in truck-CNG-auto rickshaw collision in Cumilla

Three people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured in a three-way collision involving a truck, CNG-run auto-rickshaw and another auto-rickshaw in Chauddagram, Cumilla.

The accident occurred at the Felna Kazi Bari U-turn on the Laksam–Chauddagram regional road on Monday evening, November 10.

Chauddagram Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Hilal Uddin Ahmed confirmed the incident.

Witnesses said a truck heading from Laksam to Chauddagram collided head-on with a CNG and an auto-rickshaw coming from Chauddagram to Nangalkot at the U-turn in front of Felna Kazi Bari.

The CNG was crushed and trapped under the truck. Locals and Fire Service personnel rushed to the scene and began rescue operations. Two men and a woman, all passengers of the CNG, died on the spot, while five others were injured.

The injured were identified as Abu Tayeb, 26, son of Abul Bashar of Mahishwar village in Nangalkot upazila; Abdur Rahim, 27, son of Jahangir Hossain of Bangadda; auto driver Mahbubul Haque, son of Ali Hossain; and Anwara Begum, 42, wife of Abul Kalam. They were given first aid at Chauddagram Upazila Health Complex with the help of locals.

Of them, Abdur Rahim, Anwara Begum, Abu Tayeb and another unidentified person were in critical condition and later sent to Cumilla Medical College Hospital.
As of the time of reporting, the identities of the deceased were yet to be confirmed.

Auto driver Mahbubul Haque said, “A speeding truck from Laksam collided head-on with a CNG heading towards Nangalkot from Chauddagram. I lost control and hit the CNG from behind, leading to the three-way collision.”

OC Hilal Uddin Ahmed said police and Fire Service personnel reached the spot soon after the accident. “So far, three people have died in the collision between the truck, CNG and auto-rickshaw. Identities of the deceased are being verified. The number of casualties may rise as the CNG was stuck under the truck,” he added.