Sylhet, Bangladesh (BBN)-At least four people were killed when a truck rammed a private car in Sylhet, a north-east district of Bangladesh early Sunday.
The accident took place when a betel-leaves-laden truck hit the Sylhet-bound private car at Moglabazar union of Hajibazar left two of the private car passengers dead on the spot, the police said.
Later, local people and fire fighters recovered the injured and sent them to Osmani Medical College Hospital, where two more succumbed to their injuries, the police added.
However the driver and helper managed to flee away after the accident.
The police seized the truck.
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