Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Pabna and Bandarban districts on Tuesday night and Wednesday, report agencies.
In Pabna, two youths were killed as an oil-laden truck ran over them in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna on Tuesday night.
The deceased were identified as Kamrul Islam, 38, son of Nawab Ali Khan of Char Sujanagar in Sujanagar upazila and Abdul Mannan, 40, son of late Bakkar Hossain of Masjidpara area of the same upazila.
Police and witnesses said the victims were talking at a tea shop near Sujanagar police station. At that time, the oil-laden truck, heading towards Nazirganj from Sujanagar Bazar, hit them while attempting to enter from the market road to the embankment road, leaving them dead on the spot.
On information, fire service personnel recovered the bodies.
Jalal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Sujanagar Police Station confirmed the matter. Legal action is being taken in this regard, he said.
In Bandarban, a laborer was killed and seven others were injured after a pickup van overturned in Badratila area of Faitang Union under Lama Upazila of the district on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Md Jahangir, 22, resident of Chakria of Harbang Lalbridge area of the district.
The accident occurred in the area when the driver of the pickup van, carrying 15 workers, lost control over the steering of the vehicle as he was climbing a hill and overturned on the road, leaving Jahangir dead on the spot and seven others critically injured, in-charge of Faitang Police Fari Fari Md Mofiz said.
The injured were taken to Upazila Health Complex, he said.
Police recovered the body from the spot and handed over the family members, he added.
