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They have been identified as Tofael Ahmed, 17, of Mahtabpur village under Bishawnath Upazila of Sylhet district, ‘Tayef’, 27, and Razu Ahmed, 35, of Sheikhparha village of Sylhet Sadar, and ‘Shahjahan’, 30, of Goalabazar union of Osmaninagar Upazila.
They were taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital after the accident on Friday afternoon.
Sunamganj's Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Tapas Ranjan Gosh said the accident occurred when the car skidded off the road and fell into a road-side ditch.
The police officer said the four passengers of the car were going to Tukerbazar after attending a wedding function at Chhatak.
The accident occurred around 5pm, and all the four occupants died on the spot, he added.