
The dead were identified as Ratan of Shariatpur, Shahjahan of Keraniganj in Dhaka and Rafique of Bikrampur districts. They all aged in between 35-45.
Gorai Highway thana OC Humayun Kabir said a Sirajganj-bound truck loaded with CI sheets plunged into a 25-30 foot roadside ditch at Achhimtala at about 6:30am as its driver lost control over steering, killing three on the spot.
The dead and injured people were travelling on the truck as its passengers, he added.
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