3 killed in road accident in Mymensingh

Three people, including two women, were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident at Gangashram on the Mymensingh-Kishoreganj highway in Gouripur upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.

Of the deceased, two were identified as Fatema Begum, 22, and Shariful Islam, 35. The identity of another woman, aged about 50, could not be identified immediately.

The accident occurred when a Kishoreganj-bound bus from Mymensingh collided head-on with a truck, killing Fatema on the spot and injuring 17 others at about 1.15 pm, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gouripur Police Station Akhter Murshed.

The injured people were rushed to Iswarganj Upazila Health Complex where the unidentified woman succumbed to her injuries, police said.

Of the injured, 12 persons were shifted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) as their condition deteriorated. Later, Shariful Islam succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

Police seized the vehicles but the drivers managed to escape.

A case was filed in this connection.