Published on 11:38 AM, March 15, 2019

3 killed in Manikganj road crash

The truck is seen being moved from the road after it was involved in a road accident with a pick-up van on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Saturia upazila of Manikganj on March 15, 2019. Three people were killed in the accident. Photo: Zahangir Alam Biswas

Three people were killed in a road accident in Manikganj this morning as a pick-up van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction on Dhaka-Aricha highway.

The incident took place around 6:45am in front of Nayadinghy Rising Factory in Saturia upazila, reports our Manikganj correspondent quoting AKM Mamun, sub-inspector of Golora Highway Police Station.

The deceased were identified as the pick-up van’s driver Mansur Ali, 25, his helper Habibur Rahman, 20, and a passenger Zillur Rahman, 27.

Habibur and Zillur died on the spot while Mansur Ali succumbed to his injuries while he was being taken to Dhaka for treatment.