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14 killed as truck ploughed thru vehicles in Jhalakathi

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Published: 15:32, 17 April 2024

Update: 21:47, 17 April 2024

14 killed as truck ploughed thru vehicles in Jhalakathi

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At least 14 with children were killed and 25 others injured when a speeding truck ran through several vehicles before plunging into a roadside ditch near Gabkhan bridge in the Jhalakathi municipality area on Wednesday, police said.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.

The accident occurred around 1:30 pm when the truck ploughed through ten vehicles including an auto-rickshaw and a private car, standing in front of the toll gate. It then hurtled into the roadside ditch, leaving seven people dead and 25 others injured, said Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.

The injured were taken to different hospitals.

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