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From Daily Star · () English

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  • Four people died in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup van in Bogura's Kahaloo upazila.
  • The accident occurred on the Bogura-Naogaon regional highway around 10:00 am, with the deceased identified as residents of Mymensingh.
  • Emergency services responded to the scene, and further details are expected.

A fatal head-on collision between a truck and a pickup van claimed the lives of four people in Bogura's Kahaloo upazila on Tuesday. The accident occurred around 10:00 am in the Bou-Bazar area along the Bogura-Naogaon regional highway, according to local authorities and witnesses.

Kahaloo Fire Service and Civil Defence Team Leader Arju Ahmed and Kahaloo Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shafiqul Islam confirmed the incident. Islam stated that all four victims, including the driver, were traveling in the pickup van at the time of the crash. Preliminary information suggests the deceased were residents of Mymensingh district.

Preliminary information suggests the victims were residents of Mymensingh district. One of them has been identified as Lutfor Rahman, while the identities of the remaining victims could not be confirmed immediately.

โ€” Shafiqul Islam, Kahaloo Police Station Officer-in-ChargeThe OC provided initial details about the victims' origins and the status of their identification.

One of the victims has been identified as Lutfor Rahman. However, the identities of the other three individuals could not be immediately confirmed. Fire service personnel were actively working at the scene, and Arju Ahmed indicated that more details would be made available as the situation developed.

Fire service personnel were working at the scene and that further details would be available later.

โ€” Arju Ahmed, Kahaloo Fire Service and Civil Defence Team LeaderThe fire service leader confirmed their team's presence and ongoing work at the accident site.
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