<div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">At least 11 people were killed and 25 others injured when a speeding truck ran through several vehicles before plunging into a roadside ditch near Gabkhan bridge in Jhalakathi municipality area on Wednesday, police said.</span><br></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The accident occurred around 1:30 pm when the truck ploughed through ten vehicles including an auto-rickshaw and a private car, standing in front of the toll gate. It then hurtled into the roadside ditch, leaving seven people dead and 25 others injured, said Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The injured were taken to different hospitals. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/fas</div>