Online Report.
Three passengers of an easy bike were killed and three others were seriously injured after being hit by a truck in Dumuria upazila of Khulna.
The accident occurred around 8:30 am on Monday (August 25).
The details of the victims were not immediately known.
According to eyewitnesses, the easy bike was carrying seven passengers from Dumuria Bazar towards Gallamari in Khulna city. When it reached Jilerdanga area on the Khulna-Satkhira highway, it collided with a speeding pick-up van coming from the opposite direction. Easy bike driver Mujahidul Morol and a passenger, Rina Khatun, died on the spot. Another passenger died later at hospital.
According to the Fire Service, two passengers of the easy bike died on the spot after being hit by the truck. A unit from Dumuria Fire Service reached the scene at 8:42 am. The injured were later rescued and sent to the hospital for treatment.
Dumuria Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Masud Rana confirmed the matter.