Five people, including two women, were killed when a speeding truck rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Basurhat-Sonapur regional road in Noakhali's Kabirhat upazila today (4 November).
Farid Ahmed, assistant director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence in Noakhali, said the accident occurred around 2:30pm in front of Kabirhat Islamia Alia Madrasha.
Two women and the auto-rickshaw driver died on the spot, while two others succumbed to their injuries on the way to the Kabirhat Upazila Health Complex.
Police said they are yet to confirm the identities of the deceased. Further details will be provided later.