Three die as truck, three-wheeler collide in Bagerhat
Three people were killed and two others injured when a truck hit a motorised rickshaw van on the Khulna-Mongla highway in Bagerhat last morning.
The deceased are Md Saeed Moral, 45, Md Azad Moral, 35, and Moni Mallik, 45, from Rampal upazila. All of them were the passengers of the rickshaw van.
The accident occurred around 7:30am at Chairman's intersection, said Inspector of Special Branch of Bagerhat District Police Md Babul Akhter.
Quoting locals, the inspector said a Mongla-bound truck hit the rickshaw van from behind, leaving Saeed dead on the spot and four others injured.
The injured were taken to Rampal Upazila Health Complex where two succumbed to their injuries. The bodies will be handed over to their family members following a legal process.
Katakhali highway police seized the truck and detained its driver.
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