A total of three members of a family were killed as their private car veered off road and plunged into a ditch at Eliotganj in Comilla on Sunday morning.
The deceased were identified as Giashiddin Mahmud Farazi, 52, his wife Jahanara Akter, 48, and his sister-in-law Salma Akter, 27.
Giashuddin Mahmud Farazi is the assistant land officer of Feni.
Premdhan Mojumder, in-charge of Eliotganj Highway police camp, said the accident occurred at round 7:30am on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.
“Giashuddin Mahmud Farazi, Jahanara and Salma died on the spot,” he added.
Police recovered the bodies and sent to Eliotganj Highway police camp.