Four people including three members of a single family were killed and two others injured after a truck ran over a motorcycle and an electric three-wheeler (easy bike) in Jamalpur's Melandah Upazila on Saturday morning.
The incident occurred on the Jamalpur-Dewanganj regional highway confirmed ATM Mahmudul Haque the Officer-in-Charge of Melandah Police Station.
The deceased have been identified as Morshed Alam (25), his wife Ikrama (20) and their minor daughter Rifa all residents of Indullamari in Islampur Upazila and motorcyclist Shawkat Hasan Likhon from Bakultala in Melandah.
According to police and eyewitnesses, a Jamalpur-bound truck collided head-on with the oncoming motorcycle before ramming into the easy bike travelling ahead of it. The three family members aboard the easy bike died on the spot.
Three injured individuals were rushed to Jamalpur General Hospital where attending doctors declared Likhon dead. The remaining two victims including Hazrat Ali (35) of Shihata were transferred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.
Local residents detained the truck driver and seized the vehicle as he attempted to flee the scene. Police have recovered the bodies and legal proceedings are currently underway.
