Road crash kills three of a family in Mymensingh
Three people of a family were killed and another injured as a pick-up van crashed into a truck on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Trishal upazila in Mymensingh in the early hours of Monday.
Police sources said the accident took place in Raimoni area of the upazila around 1:30am on Monday.
The deceased were Aman Ullah, 38, his sister Nazma Akhter, 32, and her daughter Lalmoni, 7, from Bagherchar village of Sadar upazila in Shrpur while the injured was Akram Hossain, 50, driver of the pick-up involving the accident.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Trishal police station Main Uddin confirmed the deaths. He said a goods-laden pick-up van, carrying three people of a family, was going to Dhaka. The vehicle hit a Dhaka-bound truck from behind in Raimoni area as the driver of the pick-up van lost control.
The accident left three people of a family dead on the spot and the pick-up van injured critically. The injured driver has been sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, the OC added.