Early on Thursday morning, a head-on accident between a private vehicle and a truck in the Haritala region of the district's Madhabpur upazila on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway claimed the lives of five persons, including a lady.
 
The deceased were recognised as private car driver Harun Bepari, son of Yunus Bepari of Barpasha village under Bakerganj upazila of Barishal district, and Jamal Mia, 40, son of Moz Ali of Boalia village in Galachipa upazila of Patuakhali district. Their son Md Anant, 11, was identified as well as Jamal Mia's younger brother Enamul, 35.
 
Four members of Jamal Mia's family booked a private vehicle from Savar Hemayetpur in Dhaka on Wednesday morning and travelled to the shrine of Sylhet Hazrat (RA) Shahjalal, according to Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shaistaganj Highway Police Badrul Karim.
 
Five individuals were killed instantly in a head-on accident that occurred in the region at approximately 1:30 am while they were travelling back to Savar from the shrine, according to him.
 
According to reports, the remains were removed from the scene by police and firefighters, who then took them to the mortuary at Habiganj Sadar Hospital.
 
The cars were immediately confiscated by the police.
 
He said that necessary legal action is pending.
 
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