4 workers killed as truck ploughs into workers’ house in Ctg

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CHATTOGRAM, Apr 25, 2019 (BSS) – Four brick kiln workers were killed and
four others injured when a wood-laden truck ploughed through a makeshift
worker house at Islampur village under Rangunia upazila early hours today.

The victims were identified as Mohammad Jafar, 35, Nazim Uddin, 25, Abdul
Mannan, 35 and Abdul Monaf, 36, all hailed from Hatiya upazila of Noakhali
district.

Imiaz Ahmed Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Rangunia thana said the
accident took place at Gabtoli area of Islampur village around 4:10 am when
the Chattogram bound wood-laden truck ploughed through a roadside makeshift
house, made for brick kiln workers after its driver lost control over the
steering, leaving four workers dead on the spot.

The eight workers were asleep at the house when the accident occurred.

On information, police and fire service personnel recovered the bodies from
the spot and sent to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) morgue.

The injured were admitted to CMCH, police said.