THAKURGAON, Aug 26, 2026, (BSS)- Two people were killed and four others 
injured in a three-way collision, involving a pickup, motorcycle and battery-
run auto-rickshaw, on the Panchagarh-Thakurgaon highway in Bhulli upazila of 
the district today. 

The deceased were identified as Anwara Begum, 45, wife of Shahjahan Ali in 
Baro Balia area of the upazila and Jiban Adhikari, 40, an auto driver and 
also the son of Chhatris Adhikari of Shukhan Pukur area under Sadar upazila 
of the district. 

The accident occurred when a freight pickup truck, heading towards Panchagarh 
from Dhaka, collided head-on with a motorcycle and a battery-run auto-
rickshaw, coming from the opposite direction, in the Kochubari Post Office 
area under the upazila around 9 am, leaving several people critically injured 
on the spot, police said. 

Being informed, a unit of Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed to the spot, 
rescued the injured with the help of locals and took them to the 250-bed 
Thakurgaon General Hospital, according to the sources. 

Anwara and Jiban succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment 
there.
 
Later, the injured four were taken to Thakurgaon Modern Sadar Hospital. Of 
the wounded, two were referred to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital as 
their condition deteriorated, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bhulli Police Station 
Noor Alam Siddiqui confirmed.

"Two people were killed in a three-way collision involving a pickup, 
motorcycle and battery-run auto-rickshaw in the Kochubari area. The driver of 
the pickup has been arrested along with the vehicle. Necessary legal action 
will be taken after investigating the cause of the accident," he said.