Three killed in head-on collision between postal vehicle and truck in Habiganj

Three people were killed when a postal vehicle collided head-on with a stone-laden truck on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj early Thursday.

The accident occurred around 2:30am on Wednesday night in the Noyapara Kaisarnagar area of the upazila.

The deceased were identified as postal vehicle driver Md Jasim, 40, and mail guards Md Majnu Mia, 54, and Abul Kalam Azad, 55. The vehicle was assigned to transport mail for the Sylhet Postal Division.

Jasim and Abul Kalam Azad were residents of Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar. The address of Majnu Mia was not immediately known.

Muktadir Hossain, an emergency department physician at Madhabpur Upazila Health Complex, said three injured people were brought to the hospital following the accident. After examination, doctors declared all three dead.

Officer-in-Charge of Shayestaganj Highway Police Station Md Anisur Rahman confirmed the deaths and said legal proceedings over the accident were under way.