Road accident kills 3 in Rajshahi

Three people were killed and at least five others injured in a road accident in Rajshahi on Wednesday morning.

The deceased were identified as Zahangir Alam, 28, a resident of Mohanpur village and Abul Hossain, 75, of Sakoa village in Mohanpur upazila and Azibar Rahman, 40, of Ziapara village in Bagmara upazila.

Mohanpur Police Station sub-inspector Shakhawat Hossain said a three-wheeler (locally known as Bhotbhoti), an auto-rickshaw and a by-cycle collided on the Rajshahi-Naogaon Highway in Bakshail area around 10:15 am, leaving three dead and five injured.

Shakhawat Hossain/SU