Online Report : At least six persons were killed and several others were injured after a truck fell into a roadside ditch in Sajek upazila of Rangamati on Wednesday afternoon.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.

Debashish Roy, officer-in-charge of Sajek Police Station, said that the accident took place around 5.30pm. Being informed, a police team went to the spot.

Atulal Chakma, chairman of Sajek Union Parishad, said that there were 17 workers on the truck.
The victims were engaged in road construction work along the Udaipur border.

Six of them died on the spot, and the rest of the workers suffered injuries.

Shirin Akhter, upazila nirbahi officer, said that she also learned about the death of six workers.