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3 killed in Rajbari road crash
Three people, a policeman among them, have been killed in a road accident involving a truck that hit them in Rajbari Sadar Upazila.
Published : 10 July 2014, 03:50 AM
Updated : 10 July 2014, 03:50 AM
Fifteen others, including four police constables, were also injured in the accident on the Doulatdiya-Khulna highway early on Thursday, Rajbari highway police OC Md Hossain Sardar said.
The dead have been identified as Rubel Hossain, 32, a police constable, and Harun Sheikh, 45. The other could not be identified immediately.
A Dhaka-bound bus coming from Khulna hit a roadside tree around 1:30am.
The highway police arranged another bus for the passengers.
A truck hit the passengers when they were boarding the bus.
Two bus passengers died on the spot while constable Hossain died in the Faridpur Medical College and Hospital.
The injured were admitted to the hospital.
Police seized the bus and truck but the truck driver managed to flee.
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