Three people were killed and two others injured after a truck ran over their auto-van in Rampal of Bagerhat this morning (April 27).

The accident took place on the Khulna-Mongla highway around 7:45 am.

The diseased were identified as Sayeed Morol, Azad Morol, and Moni Mallik, whose age could not be confirmed immediately.  

Mohammad Babul Akhtar, Inspector of Bagerhat District Police, confirmed the matter.

According to him, the Mongla-bound truck from Khulna ran over the van coming from the opposite direction towards the Bhaga area.

Of the three people in the van, one person died on the spot and two on the way to Rampal Upazila Health Complex.    

The bodies were being sent to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital for autopsy, he said.

The truck was seized but its driver managed to flee the scene, the police official added.

BDST: 1151 HRS, APR 27, 2024
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