Three die after car rams covered van in Munshiganj

Published: February 11, 2019 16:42:05 | Updated: February 13, 2019 11:37:01

At least three people, including a woman, have died and another woman has been injured after a car rammed a covered van in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj district.

The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the Bhaborchar Bus Stand area around 12:30 pm, said Bhaborchar Police Outpost SI Billol Hossain.

Police have yet to release the names of the victims, reports bdnews24.

The injured woman has been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), police said.

“The covered van was headed for Dhaka,” said SI Billol. “A car rammed the covered van from behind, crushing the back. Three people were killed on the spot.”

Law enforcers have seized both the car and the covered van, but the covered van driver has fled, he said.