24 Hitchhikers killer in truck crash
At least 24 day laborers who had hitched a ride on a truck loaded with iron rods were killed Sunday when the vehicle flipped over into a ditch, impaling some and crushing others under the weight of its load.
A dozen others were wounded, some critically, when the truck lost control in dense fog Sunday morning and veered off a road in the Tangail district, located about 40 miles (64 km) from the capital city.The truck was carrying several tons of iron rods and was on its way from Dhaka to another district, when the driver picked up at least 45 day laborers along the way, authorities said. The men were headed home to cast ballots in Monday's national elections.
According to the police investigation, In recent months, dozens of people have died in similar crashes. Truck drivers carrying supplies, such as rice, cement and iron rods, are not permitted to pick up passengers. But the drivers often flout regulations. The passengers, in turn, pay less to travel on loaded truck beds than they would riding on buses.
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