Time Digital Report: The death toll in the head-on collision between a truck and a pickup van in Sylhet's South Surma upazila has risen to 14 as two injured sent to MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital were declared dead.
The deceased were identified as Rashid Mia, 50, Md Saheed Noor, 50, Sourav Mia, 27, Badsha, 22, Meher, 25, Harich Mia, 65, Md Eklim Mia, 55, Sijil Mia, 55, Sadhu Mia, 40, Dulal Mia, 25, Aolad Hossain, 50, Shaheen Mia, 40, Aolad Mia, 50, and Amina Begum, 45, reports our local correspondent quoting Sudip Das, additional deputy commissioner (media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police.
A group of construction workers were on their way to Sylhet's Osmaninagar upazila's Goalabazar area in a pickup van for construction work.
A potato-laden truck coming from the opposite direction collided head-on with the pickup and the pickup van overturned.
Pallab Ahmed, an injured worker, described the incident after regaining consciousness at MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Police suspected that the driver of the truck was drowsy. It was on its way to Sylhet from Munshiganj.
The accident took place early today around 5:45am on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at South Surma upazila's Kutubpur area.
Eleven construction workers died on the spot while another was declared dead after being taken to MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, the police official said.
As of 11:00am, two more workers succumbed to their injuries, taking the death toll to 14, the police official added.
