Three people were killed and 14 others injured when a night coach rammed into a stationary drum truck at Bairagiganj in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur this morning (28 October).
The identities of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
According to locals and police, the accident occurred around 6:30am when a coach operated by Khan Paribahan rammed into the parked drum truck on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway, leaving a man dead on the spot.
Highway police and Fire Service personnel rushed to the scene after being informed and launched rescue operations, said Mohammad Moazzem Hossain, officer-in-charge of Pirganj Barodargah Highway Police Station.
The injured were taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital for treatment, where two more victims later died.
The OC said the damaged coach and the truck had been removed from the highway and traffic movement had returned to normal.
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