Lorry crash on Chattogram highway kills five, including child

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Five people, including a woman and a six-year-old child, were killed when a speeding lorry struck passengers waiting beside a stationary bus on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway early Tuesday.

The incident occurred at Chhoto Kumira in Sitakunda upazila after the bus, carrying passengers from Chattogram to Netrokona, developed a mechanical problem. Passengers got off and waited beside the highway when the lorry hit them before crashing into the bus.

Three people died at the scene, while two others succumbed to their injuries after being taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital. Four others were injured in the incident.

Fire Service official Mohammad Rafiqul Islam confirmed the incident. Two of the deceased were identified as six-year-old Ibrahim, from Netrokona, and a woman named Swapna.