3 killed in Mirzapur road mishap
Mirzapur ( Tangail) Correspondent
Three people were killed on the spot in a tragic road accident in the Gorai Millgate area of the Dhaka-Tangail highway on Thursday afternoon when a pickup van hit the back of a loppet (local truck) parked at Gorai.
Eyewitnesses said, the Tangail-bound pickup was coming at a high speed and lost control and hit the back of a loppet parked in the Gorai area. As a result, the pickup was twisted and the three people in the pickup died on the spot.
On receiving the information, the Gorai Highway Police reached the spot and carried out rescue operations. Traffic on the highway was disrupted for some time after the accident, but the situation later normalized.
Police said that the cause of the accident is being investigated and efforts are being made to identify the deceased.
In this regard, Gorai Highway Police Station OC Md. Masud Khan told The Country Today , "Our police went to the spot and carried out rescue operations and the body is in our custody. The relatives of the body have been informed. The body will be handed over to the family after the legal process is completed."
