3 killed in Cumilla Road Accident
Desk Report
Published: 11 Sep 2021, 10:33 am
Photo: Collected
Three people were killed in a road accident in Burichang Upazila of Cumilla on Saturday morning.
The accident occurred on Cumilla-Sylhet regional highway in Mainamoti area around 6:00 am, reports media.
Locals said a Cumilla-bound truck laden with rocks from Sylhet hit a rickshaw in front of Mainamoti Union Parishad.
The rickshaw-puller and his two passengers died on the spot.
Two of the deceased were identified as Ismail Hossain, the rickshaw-puller, of Cumilla, and Abdul Ahad, a resident of Habiganj.
Mainamoti highway police said they seized the truck and detained three people, including the driver and his assistant.
The bodies were sent to the morgue.