Five killed as lorry runs over passengers on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Chhoto Kumira in Sitakunda

Five people have been killed after being run over by a lorry in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram. The incident happened at around 1:10am on Monday night at the Chhoto Kumira Royal Cement Gate area of the upazila, on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway.

Among the dead are one child, three women and one man. At least 8 people were admitted to hospital with injuries in the incident, and several of them were said to be in critical condition.

Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, a fighter at the Fire Service's Kumira station, said a Dhaka-bound passenger bus from Chattogram was standing by the side of the road because of a mechanical fault. While the vehicle was being repaired, the passengers had got down and were standing by the roadside.

At that time, a Dhaka-bound lorry ran over the passengers standing on the road. Three people died on the spot, and the other two were declared dead after being taken to hospital.