Three members of a family were killed as their car crashed into the railing of a railway flyover on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Bhatiapara area of Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Thursday morning.
The deceased were identified as Jiaul Haque, 55, his son Embadul Haque, 25, of Dighalia in Khulna and his brother-in-law Sajjad Molla, 35 of Narail.
Confirming the deaths, Md Ataur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bhanga Highway police station, said the three were killed on the spot at around 4am and two others in the car were injured.
The accident took place when Singapore expatriate Emdadul Haque was going home with his father and sister’s husband in a rented car from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, OC added.
The injured were taken to Gopalganj General Hospital, the OC said.
The bodies were handed over to their relatives, he furthered.