3 die in 3-way crash in Rangpur’s Pirgonj

The front section of a truck was severely damaged in the accident

At least three people have died in Rangpur’s Pirgonj after an accident involving a bus and two trucks.

Another 12 people were injured in the accident that occurred near Pirgonj Petrol Pump on the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway around 4:30am on Friday, said Boro Darga Highway Police Station chief Mizanur Rahman.

The dead were identified as Abdul Razzak Howladar, 55, of Haragachh in Rangpur's Kaunia Upazila, his son Arafat Sani Sanvi, 22, and Rahima Akhter Munni, 35, of Gazipur.

The injured were rescued from the scene and admitted to hospital. Traffic on the Dhaka–Rangpur highway was disrupted for some time following the accident, but police later brought the situation under control.

OC Mizanur Rahman said a Rangpur-bound truck hit a stationary truck parked beside the highway near a petrol pump area in Pirgonj, leaving the front of the vehicle badly damaged.

“At the same time, a speeding Hanif Paribahan passenger bus rammed into the damaged truck with force. Bus passenger Rahima Akhter Munni died on the spot,” he said.

Razzak was taken in critical condition to Pirgonj Upazila Health Complex and his son Arafat to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, where doctors on duty declared them dead, the OC added.

He said the process of taking legal action over the incident was under way.