Rajshahi road crash kills 3

Three people including a woman were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident in Matikata area on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district on Wednesday morning.

The deceased are bus helper Shuvo, 28, son of a certain Saikat of Porsha upazila of Naogaon district, Assia, 65, wife of one Majid Molla of Nachole upazila in Chapainawabganj and Harunur Rashid, 39, son of one Alimuddin of Sapahar upazila in Naogaon.

Godagari police station sub-inspector Abdul Karim said the accident took place around 7:00am when a Dhaka-bound bus of Ekata Enterprise collided head-on with a Chapainawabganj-bound bus of Hridoy Travels in the area, leaving one dead on the spot and 22 others injured.

Two of the injured died later under treatment at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital, he added.

A few others of the injured were taken to Premtoli Health Complex in Godagari and Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital.