Five vehicles collide in Tejgaon after truck loses control; auto-rickshaw overturns
Five vehicles, including a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, collided in the Rainbow Crossing area of the Tejgaon industrial zone in the capital after being hit by a truck. The auto-rickshaw overturned in the collision and several vehicles were damaged. The CNG driver was slightly injured in the incident. No deaths have been reported.
The accident happened at around 12:30 on Sunday night.
According to eyewitnesses and police sources, the main cause of the accident was the truck's reckless driving and loss of control.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Ruhul Amin of Tejgaon Industrial Area police station said a large vehicle lost control while coming down from the elevated expressway in the Rainbow Crossing area and hit the CNG-run auto-rickshaw.
The impact threw the auto-rickshaw into two private cars and a motorcycle. The vehicles then hit one another. At one point the CNG-run auto-rickshaw overturned. The rear of one private car was also badly crushed.
The five vehicles damaged in the accident are a truck, a Noah, an Axio or Corolla private car, a motorcycle and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw.
After the accident, the truck tried to flee, but Hatirjheel police seized the vehicle. Hatirjheel police station Officer-in-Charge Md Asaduzzaman confirmed the matter.
