Three people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a battery-run auto-rickshaw and a covered van in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district on Thursday.
The incident happened in the Chanbhanga area of the upazila at about noon.
The deceased are Tanim Mia, 17, of Durgapur village, Tamanna Akhter, 14, of the upazila, and Sufia Khatun, 45, of the Umednagar area of Habiganj municipality.
Quoting locals, Prajit Kumar, inspector (investigation) of Chunarughat Police Station, said that the auto-rickshaw from Shayestaganj was going towards Sreekuta of Chunarughat upazila. During that time, it collided with a covered van of a courier service named Steadfast coming from the opposite direction.
Among the deceased, Tamanna died on the spot. The injured were taken to Habiganj Sadar Hospital, where Tanim and Sufia succumbed to their injuries.
One of the injured, Nijba Begum, 40, is undergoing treatment at Habiganj Sadar Hospital, and three others were receiving treatment at Chunarughat Upazila Health Complex.
The bodies were sent to Habiganj Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, said the police official.
