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Three people, including a driver and a mail guard, were killed when a Bangladesh Post Office mail-carrying covered van rammed into the back of a stone-laden truck stranded on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj early Thursday.
The accident occurred around 2:30am on November 12 in the Kausar Nagar area of Noapara, said highway police.
The deceased were identified as covered van driver Md Jasim, 40, mail guard Md Majnu Mia, 54, and Md Ripon Mia, 23.
Jasim was from Adampur village in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar, while Majnu hailed from Kakjor village in Ghior upazila of Manikganj. Ripon was a resident of Surabhi area in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar.
According to highway police, a stone-laden truck (Chuadanga-Ta-11-0508), heading towards Dhaka, broke down and remained stranded beside the highway around 2am.
About half an hour later, a medium-sized postal van (Dhaka Metro-U-11-8425), carrying mail and parcels in the same direction, crashed into the rear of the truck at high speed.
The front portion of the van was badly mangled, leaving its driver and two other occupants critically injured.
They were rescued and rushed to Madhabpur Upazila Health Complex, where on-duty doctors declared all three dead.
Emergency department physician Muktadir Hossain said the victims had died before reaching the hospital.
Officer-in-Charge of Shayestaganj Highway Police Station Md Anisur Rahman confirmed the incident, saying legal proceedings were underway.