Savar road crash leaves three dead

A road accident in Dhaka's Savar claimed the lives of three people when a bus collided head-on with a private car on Monday afternoon. 

The incident took place around 2:30 PM in Boliarpur area on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway.

The deceased were identified as Mujibur Rahman, Nazimuddin, and Ibrahim, all residents of Gandaria area in Savar. 

Shahin, the niece of one of the victims, said that five people, including the driver, were traveling in the private car at the time of the accident. The crash left three dead on the spot, while two others sustained critical injuries. 

Savar Highway Police Station officer-in-charge Sawgatul Alam confirmed the incident, saying, "We have been informed about the fatalities and are currently working to recover the bodies. A team has been dispatched to the scene."

The circumstances surrounding the collision are still unclear and the highway police are investigating the cause of the crash. The injured passengers have been rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment and efforts are being made to contact their families, he added.