Three people were killed in an accident on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Habirbari in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh early Monday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, reports a news agency.
The accident took place at around 6:00am when a truck hit a Dhaka-bound pick-up van from behind, leaving three people of the pick-up van killed on the spot, said Mainuddin, officer-in-charge of Bhaluka Police Station.
On information, police rushed to the spot and seized the truck but could not arrest its driver as he managed to flee the scene before their arrival.