Four workers were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Laxmipur Highway near Palli Bidyut area on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as KhorshedAlam, 35, son of Nurul Amin;Rafiqullah, 55, son of SayedulHaquePatwari;Mafizullah, 55, son of Najir Ahmed ofSadarupazil and AbdurNur, son of Abdul Mannan.
The accident took place around 9am when a pick-up van carrying the victims plunged into a roadside ditch after one of its tyres got punctured, leaving three people dead the spot and 16 others injured, said Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.
The injured were taken to different hospitals and clinics.
Among the injured, another died on the way to Noakhali hospital.
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