3 killed in Comilla, Habiganj road accidents

At least three people were killed in road accidents in Habiganj and Comilla on Saturday.

In Comilla, two people were killed and two others were injured when a bus wrecked a three-wheeler that was kept parked behind a truck.

The incident took place on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Korpai area of Burichang upazila in the morning.

Police are yet to identify the deceased, Mainamati Highway police station Officer-in-Charge Safayet Hossain confirmed.

According to police and locals, a truck was parked in the area, behind which the driver of the three-wheeler parked his vehicle after it broke down.

A speeding bus of Star Line Paribahan rammed into the three-wheeler causing it to get smashed in the middle of the bus and the truck.

The injured people, including a child, were sent to Comilla Medical College Hospital for treatment, OC Shafayet said.

In Habiganj, a 14-year-old girl was killed after an autorickshaw hit her in the Mantala area of Madhabpur upazila in the morning.

The deceased has been identified as Jesmin Akhter, a seventh grader at a local madrasa of Mantala village.

Shayestaganj Highway police station OC Toufiqul Islam confirmed the incident.