MYMENSINGH, April 7, 2022 (BSS) - Three people were killed and four others injured after a sand-laden drum truck hit a battery-run easy bike in Bhaluka upazila of the district this noon.

Two of the deceased were identified as Hossain Ali,45, resident of Randia village and Matin Miah, 55, resident of Korura village of the upazila.

Abdullah Al Mamun, station in-charge of the Bhaluka Fire Service, said a battery-powered easy bike parked on the side of the road fell into a ditch this noon after it was hit by a sand-laden drum truck, leaving the easy bike driver and another passenger dead on the spot, while four passengers were injured.

The injured were rushed to Bhaluka Upazila Health Complex and later to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for better treatment. 

Later, another person died at around 1.30 pm, but his identity could not be known, he added.