MYMENSINGH, Jan 23, 2024 (BSS) - Three people were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup-van on the Mymensingh-Sherpur road in Tarakanda Upazila Health Complex area under Tarakanda upazila of the district today.

The deceased were identified as pickup-van driver Kamrul Islam, 22, son of late Abdul Latif of Ghoshab village of Haluaghat upazila, Abdul Kadir, 45, son of late Usan Ali of Sandhyakara village of the same upazila and Mizanur Rahman, 48, son of late Ramjan Ramzan Ali of Akonpara village.

The accident occurred in the area when a Dhaka-bound sugar-laden pick up van from Sherpur collided head-on with a Sherpur-bound potato-laden truck coming from the opposite direction around 7:30am this morning, leaving the driver of the pickup dead on the spot and two other passengers of the pickup seriously injured, officer-in-charge (OC) of Tarakanda Police Station Wazed Ali said.

The injured were sent to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared them dead, he said.