Three killed in Moulvibazar road accident

Three people were killed and another injured in a head-on collision between a pickup van and a CNG-run autorickshaw Moulvibazar Sadar upazila early on Saturday. T

he accident occurred around 1:45am in the Giasnagar Shahpur area on the Dhaka-Moulvibazar road.

The deceased were identified as autorickshaw driver Alinur and passengers Rubel Mia and Rehan Mia. Three people were killed and another injured in a head-on collision between a pickup van and a CNG-run autorickshaw in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila early today (21 February).

The accident occurred around 1:45am in the Giasnagar Shahpur area on the Dhaka-Moulvibazar road. The deceased were identified as autorickshaw driver Alinur and passengers Rubel Mia and Rehan Mia. Police and locals said the Sreemangal-bound autorickshaw collided head-on with an oncoming pickup, leaving the driver and one passenger dead on the spot.

The pickup driver fled the scene immediately after the crash.

After receiving the news, a fire service unit rescued two critically injured passengers and took them to Moulvibazar 250-Bed General Hospital, where doctors declared Rehan Mia dead.