Ctg road crash death toll now 15

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UNB, Chattogram :
Three more people, injuried in road accident at Padua in Lohagara Upazila on Saturday night, died at hospital, taking death toll from the incident to 15.
Two of the deceased were identified as Mohammad Belal, 23, and Jasim Uddin, 25, sons of Abbas Uddin of Korbaniaghona area in the city.
Officer-in-Charge of Lohagara Police Station Zakir Hossain told UNB that the accident took place
at Chunti forest office area on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar Highway around 10:15pm.
A truck hit a human-hauler coming from the opposite direction, killing 10 people on the spot and injuring seven others.
The injured were taken to Lohagara Health Complex where doctors declared three of the injured dead.
Four of the injured were taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital. Two of them succumbed to their injuries early morning, the OC said quoting doctors.
The bodies of the deceased have been kept at the hospital.
Rashedul Islam, officer-in-charge of (investigation) of Lohagara Police Station, said 17 people were on the human hauler at the time of accident and 15 of them were killed, including its driver.
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