Three Killed, Including Woman, as Covered Van Collides with CNG Auto-Rickshaw in Kaliakair

PNN News Desk, Dhaka

Three people, including a woman, were killed and two others were seriously injured in a head-on collision between a covered van and a passenger-carrying CNG-powered auto-rickshaw in Kaliakair, Gazipur.

The accident occurred at around 11:30am on Saturday (September 5) in the Kanchanpur Mirdhabari area of the Kaliakair-Phulbaria regional road. The identities of the deceased were not immediately known.

According to eyewitnesses and police sources, several passengers were travelling in a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw towards Phulbaria. When the vehicle reached the Kanchanpur Mirdhabari area, it collided head-on with a goods-laden covered van coming from the opposite direction.

The collision left the auto-rickshaw badly mangled. Two passengers died at the scene.

Following the accident, local residents immediately went to the scene and attempted to rescue the injured and take them to hospital. One of the injured died on the way to the hospital.

The other two seriously injured passengers were admitted to Kaliakair Upazila Health Complex. Later, as their physical condition deteriorated, they were referred to Dhaka for advanced treatment.

Kaliakair Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shahidul Islam said three people had been killed in the collision between the covered van and the CNG-powered auto-rickshaw.

He said efforts were underway to identify the deceased. The two injured people were taken to hospital in critical condition.