Bagerhat: Three people were killed when a truck rammed into a motorcycle on the Khulna-Mongla Highway at the Chulkathi Bhatto area in Sadar upazila of Bagerhat district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Abdul Kader Farazi, 45, of Fakirhat upazila in the district, Bahadur, 32, of Morelganj upazila, and Monir Hossain Munna, 43.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Zafor Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge of Katakhali Highway Police, reported that the accident occurred around 9:15 am. A Mongla-bound goods-laden truck collided with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction, resulting in one death at the scene and leaving two others injured.
The injured were transported to Bagerhat 250-bed Hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries after admission, as stated by Dr. Ashim Kumar Samaddar, the hospital's supervisor. On receiving information about the incident, police seized the truck; however, the driver and his helper managed to flee the scene, evading arrest.