Three people were killed in a head-on collision between a mail vehicle and a stone-laden truck on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabpur, Habiganj. The accident occurred at around 2:30 am on Wednesday in the Nayapara area of the upazila.
The deceased were identified as male car driver Md. Jasim (40), male guard Md. Majnu Mia (54) and Abul Kalam Azad (55). They died on the spot. The deceased Jasim and Abul Kalam Azad hailed from Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district. However, the permanent address of the deceased Majnu Mia was not immediately known.
According to relevant sources, the postal vehicle that met with the accident was engaged in the work of transporting mail of the Sylhet Postal Division.
Dr. Muktadir Hossain, a doctor on duty at the emergency department of Madhabpur Upazila Health Complex, said that three people were taken to the hospital after the accident, but they died before reaching there.
Shayestaganj Highway Police Station OC Md. Anisur Rahman confirmed that three people were killed in the road accident. He said that the process of taking further legal action in the incident is underway.
