3 killed in autorickshaw-truck collision in Brahmanbaria

Three persons were killed and two others injured as an autorickshaw collided head-on with a truck in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria early on Friday morning, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as Jahangir Mia, 35, Mahfuz Mia, 32, and Amzad, 30, all brick kiln workers and residents of Shahbajpur village. The auto driver was among the injured.

The accident occurred around 6:00am on the highway near the Boishamura area when four brick kiln workers were on their way to their plant in the auto, said Md Shahjalala Alam, officer-in-charge of Shahbajpur bus stand highway police station.

The three were killed on the spot immediately after the head-on collision between the auto and the truck coming from the opposite direction, the OC said.

A probe has been ordered into the accident, he added.