Four people, including a minor boy, were killed and two others wounded as a truck collided head on with a pickup van at Salanga under Ullapara upazila here this morning.
The deceased are Sujon, 32, son of Habibur Rahman of Fulbari village under Gaibandha sadar thana, Rabbi, 26, son of Sabur Hossain of Hasilkandi village under Saghata thana in Gaibandha, Rana, 30, son of Sohrab of Parabaria village under Bagatipara thana in Natore and Ayan, 4, son of Shariful of the same village.
The accident took place around 7am on the Hatikumrul-Banpara highway in the Pukurpar area under Ramkrishnapur union of Salanga thana.
Hatikumrul Highway Thana officer-in-charge Badrul Kabir said a mango-laden truck coming from Rajshahi towards Hatikumrul collided head on with a Banpara-bound cattle-laden pickup van in the Pukurpar area, leaving the four dead on the spot.
Three cows also died in the accident, he said.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha