Three people killed in separate road accidents in Kurigram and Gazipur districts, reports UNB.
In Kurigram, a Jubo League activist was crushed to death by a sand-laden truck early Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Md Islam Bhuttu, 46, a resident of the post office area in Kurigram municipality.
Locals said that a sand-laden truck coming from Chilmari around 12:30 am collided with a motorcycle, which Bhuttu was riding, leaving him dead on the spot.
On information, police seized the truck and took it to the police station.
Masudur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kurigram Sadar Police Station, confirmed the incident.
In Gazipur, two people were killed when a truck hit a pick-up van in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur early Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Chanchal Roy, 30, driver of the pickup van, and a resident of Sunamganj, and Ripon, 35, a resident of Mohammadpur in Dhaka.
The injured Md Mamun, 40, is a resident of Barishal.
According to Mawna Fire Service sources, the speeding pickup van collided with a truck near the Jainabazar Road Divider area while en route to Bhaluka after delivering fish at Mohammadpur in Dhaka.
