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Three motorcycle passengers were killed in a road accident in Chattogram’s Mirsharai in the wee hours of Friday morning.
The accident occurred near Sufia Road on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Upazila Sadar area.
The dead have been identified as Sony Barua, 40, Rubel Barua, 40, and Nipu Barua, 45. All three of them hailed from Abut Torab Union’s Maini Barua Para.
Sub Inspector Borhan Uddin of the Jorarganj Highway Police Outpost said that the motorcycle got into an accident around 2:30am as it attempted to make a U-turn near Sufia Road. It is believed that a Chattogram-bound vehicle rammed the motorcycle from behind.
The other vehicle involved has yet to be identified, he said.
The three victims had gone to attend an event in the Mirsharai Sadar area on Thursday night, SI Borhan said, citing their family. The three were caught in the accident while returning home.