Three people including a couple were killed and another injured after a pick-up van hit a freight lorry from back in Feni on Thursday (June 1).

The incident happened at Kijir Dighi area of Feni on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at 2 am.

The deceased Shimul, 28, and his wife Yasmin, 20, hailed from Cumilla's Ramkrishnapur.  Another person aged around 35 could not be identified immediately.

The injured was identified as Sagar, 21, a resident of Cumilla's Debiddar area.  

Feni fire service and defense leader Ujjal Barua confirmed the matter.

He said being informed around 2 am, a fire service team reached the accident scene within 15 minutes.

Bodies of the deceased were kept in the morgue, and the injured Sagar was admitted at the 250-bed Feni General Hospital, Ujjal Barua added.

BDST: 1440 HRS, JUNE 01, 2023
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