Highway police ASI among three killed in Cumilla road crash

Three people, including a policeman, were killed after a covered van rammed a police car and a recovery vehicle during a rescue operation in Cumilla's Chauddagram Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.

The accident took place on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the Baburchi Bazar area around 5:15pm on Monday.

A truck and a covered van collided head-on. Police brought a wrecker to the scene to remove the vehicles from the road. During the rescue effort, another covered van hit the wrecker and a police car from behind.

The policeman has been identified as Akter Hossain, assistant sub-inspector of Miar Bazar Highway Police Outpost.