Road crashes kill three in Chattogram

Published: May 25, 2018 18:04:11 | Updated: May 26, 2018 13:47:03

At least three people, including a woman, were killed in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sitakunda upazila on Friday.

Two of the deceased were identified as Ruby Akhter, 55, and Arif, 40.

Masud Alam, inspector of Kumira police outpost, said an accident took place when a pick-up crashed into a stationary truck in front of Gul Ahmed Jute Mills in Kumira area around 7am, leaving the unidentified truck driver and pick-up passenger Arif dead on the spot.

Ruby Akhter was killed following a collision among three vehicles -- a bus, a truck and a lorry -- in Sitakunda bypass area around 3pm, reports UNB.