The deceased are – Ranjir Chandra Roy, 30, Morsalin, 18, Masum, 18, Tarun Chandra Roy, 25, Mohammad Selim, 28, Biplob, 19, Manoranjan Roy, 19, Shankar Chandra Roy, 22, Dipu Chandra Roy, 19, Amit Chandra Roy, 20, Minal Chandra Roy, 21, Bikash Chandra Roy, 28 and Kanak Chandra Roy, 34.
All of them were residents of Nilphamari’s Jaldhaka Upazila.
The accident took place around 5:30am.
The truck’s driver lost control while positioning the vehicle and it fell over the makeshift labour shed, killing 12 workers on the spot and injuring five others, said Abdulla Al Mahfuz, officer-in-charge of Chouddagram Police Station.
One of the injured workers died after being taken to the local upazila health complex. Four others are being treated at Comilla Medical College Hospital.
The driver and his assistant went into hiding after the accident.
The local administration has given Tk 20,000 and the brick field owner Tk 10,000 to the families of each deceased.
Meanwhile, two separate investigation committees were formed by police and the administration.
“The four-member committee, led by Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Kaizar Mohammad Farabi, has been asked to file report within seven days while the three-member committee, headed by Additional Superintendent of Police Abdullah Al Mamun, has been asked to submit its report within three working days,” said Deputy Commissioner Abu Fazal Mir.
The bodies of the victims were handed over to their families around 6pm after autopsy at CMCH.