A 15-year-old girl was killed after a truck overturned on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram early Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Priya Rani Rishi, a resident of Sitakunda railway station area. She used to work at a shoe factory in Bashbaria union.
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The accident occurred around 12:30am when a speeding truck overturned on the highway by-pass.
Priya, who was on her way back home, was crushed under the truck, said Shahadat Hossain, inspector of Kumira Highway police outpost.
Source: United News of Bangladesh