Seven people were killed and six others injured when a rice-laden truck lost control and plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Daudkandi, Cumilla, early Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Police confirmed the incident, stating that the truck, traveling from Dinajpur to Chattogram, overturned at Hasanpur on the Chattogram-bound lane, trapping 13 passengers beneath it.
According to Daudkandi Highway Police, the deceased were identified as residents of Dinajpur’s Nawabganj and Birampur upazilas. Rescue teams from the Daudkandi Fire Service and Civil Defense recovered the bodies around 2:43 a.m. and sent the injured to a hospital for treatment. The bodies are currently in police custody, and legal procedures are underway.
Authorities have not yet disclosed the cause of the loss of control, and the investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, (দাউদকান্দি) কুমিল্লা প্রকাশ : ১৪ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ০৭: ৩৫আপডেট : ১৪ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১০: ২৫ ঢাকা-চট্টগ্রাম মহাসড়কের কুমিল্লার দাউদকান্দিতে চালবোঝাই ট্রাক নিয়ন্ত্রণ হারিয়ে উল্টে খাদে পড়ে ৭ জন নিহত হয়েছেন। এ ঘটনায় আহত হয়েছেন আরো ৬ জন। বিষয়টি
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