3 killed in Sirajganj road crash

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UNB, Sirajganj :
At least three people were killed and three others injured following a head-on a collision between a truck and covered van on Dhaka-Bogura highway in Dadpur area of Raiganj upazila on Sunday morning.
The deceased were identified as Rashidul Islam, 24, Abdur Rahman, 32, Alamin Hossain, 22, hailing from Sariakandi upazila in Bogura district.
Abdul Kader Zilani, officer-in-charge of Hati Kumrul Highway Police Station, said the accident occurred when the Bogura-bound tin-laden truck collided head-on with the
covered van around 7:15 am, leaving the trio dead on the spot and three injured.
After the collision, the two vehicles overturned into a roadside ditch.
On information, police and fire fighters recovered the bodies after one and half of frantic efforts.
Injured Minhaj, 22, Md Sohel, 20 and Sagor Ali were admitted at Raiganj Upazila Health Complex, said the OC. The accident halted vehicular movement on the highway for about two hours.
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