When one of them drowned, the two others tried to rescue him but met with the same fate, witnesses said
Army officer killed, 2 injured in Munshiganj car crash
An army officer has been killed and two others injured in a road accident at Munshiganj’s Gazaria on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway.
Published : 22 May 2015, 01:42 PM
Updated : 22 May 2015, 01:42 PM
The deceased was Major Fazlul Kayum, 33, from Kalabagan in Dhaka, Gazaria Police Station OC Ferdous Hossain said.
The two injured -- Navy Lieutenant Mafiur Rahman, 27, and a peon, ‘Giasuddin’, 25, -- were given first aid at Sonargaon Health Complex.
The two officials of the armed forces were on their way to Dhaka Cantonment from Comilla Cantonment to take part in intelligence training on Friday.
Major Kayum was driving the car which hit a roadside tree, the OC said.
He was declared dead after being taken to Sonargaon Health Complex, he said.
The body was later sent to Dhaka Cantonment, he added.
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