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1 killed, 2 injured in truck-auto-rickshaw collision in Jaldhaka

Monday, 9 November 2026, 7:50

1 killed, 2 injured in truck-auto-rickshaw collision in Jaldhaka

One person named Nolit Chandra Roy (55) was killed and two others were seriously injured in a head-on collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw in Jaldhaka, Nilphamari. The accident took place on Sunday around 1:30 PM on the paved road in the Khariza Golna Dighirpar area of Golna union.

According to police and local sources, the collision occurred when the auto-rickshaw carrying passengers from Nawabganj Bazar was hit by a Dimla-bound truck from Jaldhaka. Locals rescued the injured and took them to Jaldhaka Upazila Health Complex, from where doctors referred them to Rangpur Medical College Hospital. Nolit Chandra Roy died on the way to Rangpur.

The truck driver and helper fled after the accident, but the truck was brought under police custody with the help of locals. Police stated that necessary legal steps are underway regarding the incident.

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