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Highway pile-up kills three in Chittagong
A highway pile-up on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway has left three dead and one injured.
Published : 16 July 2017, 10:18 AM
Updated : 16 July 2017, 10:26 AM
Police said the crash involving three vehicles took place around 2pm Sunday on the Sufia Road in Mirsarai Upazila.
“A covered van first rammed into a human haulier (locally known as Leguna) parked on the road and then got hit by a truck from behind,” said Shairul Islam, officer-in-charge at Mirsarai Police Station.
“Three of them died on the spot while one was taken to the Mirsarai Upazila Health Complex with injuries,” he said.
The victims were yet to be identified, said the OC.
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