OUR CORRESPONDENT, Moulvibazar

Three people, including a woman, were killed in a head-on collision between a van and a CNG auto-rickshaw in the Chanbhanga area of Chunarughat-Shyestaganj road of Habiganj. The incident took place on Thursday night, around 10 pm. Three others were injured in the accident.

The deceased are CNG driver Jasim Mia, 25, of Rajapur village of Deorgach union; Rumel Ahmed, 55, of Boro Ladia village; Najma Akhter, 40, wife of Abdur Rahim of Kalishiri village.

Chunarughat Police Station OC Md Rashedul Haque said the driver of the CNG auto-rickshaw was going to Chunarughat upazila Sadar with five passengers on Thursday night. The van’s driver was going from Chunarughat to Olipur area of Habiganj Sadar Upazila. The two vehicles collided, leaving Rumel Ahmed and Nazma Begum dead on the spot. Jasim Mia died on the way to the hospital.

The three other passengers, who were injured, were rescued and taken to the hospital. Among them, a woman named Khadija Akhtar was sent to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in critical condition. The other two are currently undergoing treatment at Habiganj’s district hospital, he added.