The incident occurred on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in South Bashbaria area of the Upazila on Wednesday morning, said Sitakunda Fire Service Station officer Tasharaf Hossain. The pickup van was heading towards Dhaka with spices from Chattogram, Tasharaf told bdnews24.com. The empty truck was running in front of the pickup van, he said. “We believe that the pickup driver lost control of his vehicle while attempting to overtake the truck. Three people died on the spot.”Later, fire service workers recovered two bodies from the road and another from inside the pickup van, said Tasharaf.

Source: bd News24 February 05, 2020 05:37 UTC