JAMALPUR: Three passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed after a truck hit the vehicle in Melandaha upazila of Jamalpur on Saturday morning.
The accident occurred on the Jamalpur-Dewanganj regional highway in the Baithakhali area at around 10:30am on November 7.
The identities of the deceased could not be immediately confirmed.
According to police and local sources, an auto-rickshaw was heading towards Jamalpur town on Saturday morning when a speeding truck travelling in the same direction rammed it from behind. The auto-rickshaw was crushed in the collision, killing three passengers.
Officer-in-Charge of Melandaha Police Station ATM Mahmudul Haque confirmed the deaths.