9 killed as lorry hits three-wheeler in Sirajganj

-- Lorry hits nosimon at 8:30am

-- 5 died on the spot

-- 4 at Sirajganj General Hospital

-- Critically injured victims shifted to Bogra hospital

At least nine people were killed and 10 others injured as an oil-carrying lorry rammed a shallow-engine driven three-wheeler at Shahjadpur upazila in Sirajganj this morning.

Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, our Pabna correspondent reports quoting Rezaul Haque, officer-in-charge of Shahjadpur Police Station.

The OC said the accident took place around 8:30am in Garadoho area, leaving five people dead on the spot.

Three other victims died after they were taken to Sirajganj General Hospital, the police official informed, adding that four critically injured have been shifted to Bogra Medical College Hospital.

The three-wheeler, locally known as Nosimon, was travelling from Shahjadpur to Ullapara in the district, the OC informed.