District correspondent : Five persons were killed after a pick-up collided with a human hauler on Sylhet-Tamabil Highway in Sylhet on Monday.
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The deceased were identified as Mongali Patra, 50, wife of Santosh Patra of Chiknagul l union of the upazila, Sabita Patra, wife of Nanda Patra, 6-month old Bijli, daughter of Suchita Patra, Susmita Patra, wife of Krishna Patra and Ritu Patra, son of Sukendu Patra.
Locals said the accident happened when a pick-up and a human hauler, locally known as Leguna, collided on the highway in front of the Sylhet Polli Bidyut office at around 11.45am, leaving two persons dead on the spot.
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Officer-in-charge of Jaintapur Model Police Station Tajul Islam said the victims were going to Mokampunji from Chiknagul to attend a family programme.
Locals blocked the Sylhet-Tamabil Highway after the accident. Later they withdrawn the programme after getting assurance from local administration and local leaders.
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