3 killed as truck hits human hauler in Natore

Three persons were killed and two others injured in a road accident at Singra upazila in Natore district.

The accident took place in Jalarbata area on the Natore-Bogura highway around 9:30 am on Monday.

The deceased were Rahim Ali, 45, Biddut, 32, and Kachu Ali, 50, residents of Kalam Pundari village of the upazila.

Police said five people were going to Chaugram area by an auto-rickshaw in the morning. On the way, a truck coming from opposite direction crashed the three-wheeler in Jalarbata area near Basua Bridge, leaving Rahim Ali dead on the spot and four others injured.

Locals rescued the injured. But Biddut and Kachu Ali succumbed to their injuries on the way to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

Singra Police Station officer-in-charge Mizanur Rahman confirmed the matter.