Sherpur, Habiganj road crashes kill three

Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Sherpur and Habiganj districts on Sunday, reports UNB.

In Sherpur, two people were killed and six others injured in a road accident involving a microbus, an authorickshaw and a motorbike in Sherpur Sadar upazila early Sunday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Gaurav, 25, son of Sanajit of Durganarayanpur of Sherpur district headquarters, and Kishore, 12, a resident of Boyra Poranpur area under Sadar upazila.

Police and witnesses said the speeding microbus crashed into the autorickshaw and motorbike coming from the opposite direction in Austomitola of Sherpur city , leaving eight people injured.

In Habiganj, a woman was killed in a road accident in Poddarbari area of Sadar upazila here on Sunday.

The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. The accident took place when a pickup van hit the woman on Habiganj- Shayestaganj road around 7 am, leaving her injured critically on the spot.