Three people were killed and at least 18 others injured when a passenger bus crashed into a stationary dump truck on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Bairagiganj, Mithapukur upazila, Rangpur, on Wednesday morning.
The accident occurred around 6:30 am on October 28 in front of Shah Amanat Petrol Pump in the area. The identities of the victims were not immediately known.
Moazzem Hossain, in-charge of the Barodargah Highway Police station in Pirganj, confirmed the accident to the media.
He said a dump truck loaded with soil was parked in front of a shrine mosque, opposite Shah Amanat Petrol Pump in Bairagiganj, after the Fajr prayers.
At that time, a passenger bus operated by Khan Enterprise, travelling from Dhaka to Bhurungamari in Kurigram, approached at high speed and crashed into the rear of the stationary truck.
One bus passenger died at the scene, Hossain said.
Police, Fire Service personnel and local residents rescued the injured and took them to Rangpur Medical College Hospital for treatment. Two more people later died while receiving treatment at the hospital.
Police said efforts were underway to identify the deceased.
