Three killed in Madaripur road crash

Three people were killed and seven others injured after a truck rammed into a bus on the Dhaka–Bhanga Expressway near the Arial Khan Bridge in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur on Tuesday.

One of the victims was identified as 35-year-old Munir Sheikh from Najirpur upazila in Pirojpur.

According to Md Sabuj, sergeant at Shibchar Highway Police Station, the collision took place at around 9:30am when a truck struck a Barishal-bound ‘Welcome Paribahan’ bus from behind. One person died at the scene, while eight others sustained injuries.

The injured were transported to a local hospital, where doctors later pronounced two more victims dead.