Five people, including four members of the same family, were killed in a road accident on Thursday evening in the Kalakchua area of Burichong upazila, Cumilla, along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. in front of the Miami Hotel when a Chattogram-bound Star Line bus hit a private car from behind, crushing the vehicle. Four people died on the spot, and another succumbed to injuries later.

Police confirmed that the deceased were Mufti Abdul Momin, 50, his wife Jharna Begum, 40, their children Saif, 7, and Labiba, 18, all residents of Chatarpaiya in Noakhali’s Sonaimuri upazila, and the car’s driver Jamal Hossain, 52, from Barishal. Another family member, Abrar, 12, was injured and is receiving treatment at Moynamoti Army General Hospital.

Authorities said two bodies were kept at Eastern Medical College Hospital and two at Cumilla Medical College Hospital. The victims were returning to Dhaka when the accident occurred. Police reported that traffic on the highway remained normal and that the bodies would be handed over to the families after legal procedures.