Three killed in road accidents

At least 3 people were killed and more than 6 others injured in separate road accidents in Feni and Chattogram on Friday, police said.

In Feni, an auto-rickshaw driver and a woman riding it were killed when the vehicle was hit by a truck near Panchgachia on Friday.

The deceased were identified as Md Shakil, 20, from Momarispur village and Jesmin Akter, 45, from Yakubpur village in Dagonbhuiyan upazila, said Md Abdus Samad, officer-in-charge of Mohipal highway police station.

Four other passengers of the auto sustained injuries in the accident. They were admitted to Feni General Hospital, he said.

The accident occurred around 12 pm when the Nokahali-bound truck collided with the auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite side on Feni-Noakhali regional highway.

In Rangpur, the driver of a battery-run auto-rickshaw was killed and two others were injured after a passenger bus hit the three-wheeler and rammed into a roadside shop at the Bailey Bridge point in Kawnia upazila on Friday.

The deceased auto-rickshaw driver was identified as Rafiqul Islam, 48, of Bailey Bridge village under Kawnia upazila in the district.