Three people were killed and another was injured when a tractor crashed on a motorbike on Boda-Debiganj highway at Kalurhat Kathari in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Touhidul Islam, 35, son of Almas Ali, Amin Sheikh, 48, son of Rajab Ali, and Almas Alim, 55, son of Mozammel Haque, all residents of Boda municipality area.
Quoting witnesses, Jamal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Debiganj Police Station, said that the accident occurred in the morning when the wood-laden tractor hit the motorbike carrying four people, leaving two motorcyclists killed on the spot and two others injured.
The injured were taken to Debiganj Upazila Health Complex at first and then shifted to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital where another victim succumbed to his injuries.
Police could not arrest anyone as the driver of the tractor managed to flee the scene.
