At least four people, including mother and her son, were killed after a salt-truck rammed an auto-rickshaw in Militarypool area under Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram on Thursday night.
Three of the deceased were identified as Rumi Akthtar, 30, her son Fahim, 5, of Junglakhaine area under Patiya upazila of the district and autorickshaw driver Anowar Hossain, 40, a resident hailing from Boalkhali upazila of the same district.
Abdul Baten, sub-inspector at Patiya police station, acknowledged the matter said that a Patiya-bound salt-laden truck hit the three-wheeler in the area around 11pm, leaving three people, including a woman and her son dead on the spot.
Another succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital, he said, adding that all the victims were passengers and driver of the autorickshaw.
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