Crane fall kills 5 in capital

DHAKA: Five people were killed on Sunday night when a crane fell upon some curious people while it was being used to rescue a truck in Jurain of the city.

Two of the deceased were identified as Tarek Hasan, 8, son of Abdur Rashid, resident of Jurain rail gate area and Shafiqul Islam, 27, son of Hazi Oliwallah of Munshiganj.

Source said that the crane fell upon people when it was being used to rescue a truck near Shyampur Thana at around 09:00pm, leaving three people dead on the spot.

Shyampur Thana Officer-in-Charge Abdur Rashid told banglanews, “In the incident three people were dead on the spot and later two others died in Dhaka Medical College and Labaid Hospitals.”