3 killed in Brahmanbaria road accident

Three people were killed and three others injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto rickshaw in Satbarg area under Bijoynagar upazila of the district today.

The deceased were identified as Shanta Rao, 30, Abu Taher, 60, and Billal Uddin, 40. All are residents of Madhobpur upazila in Habiganj district, reports BSS.

Police said the accident occurred this noon on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway when the truck hit the auto rickshaw from opposite direction, leaving one auto rickshaw passenger dead on the spot and five others injured.

The injurd were sent to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital where two others succumbed to their injuries.

Later, three injured were refereed to Dhaka in critical conditions.