Four trains are currently stranded at both ends of the Bangabandhu Bridge
The accident occurred early on Wednesday on the Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar Highway near Patia College Bazar, said Patia Highway Station OC ABM Mizanur Rahman.
The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Noor and his two nephews Shahadat Hossain and Abdul Mannan. The three hail from Cox’s Bazar Pekua.
The autorickshaw driver lost control of his vehicle around 1:30 am and it overturned into a ditch, OC Mizanur told bdnews24.com.
The three victims were electrocuted by a power line that had fallen into the canal water, he said.