Five killed in road accidents
The dead were identified as truck helper Jewel Talukder, 27, vegetable trader Hafez Nurul Islam Howlader, 50, and Shahidul Howlader, 32.
The bodies were lying at the morgue of Bagerhat Sadar Hospital after autopsy.
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Eyewitnesses said the truck laden with vegetables hit the tree when its one tyre deflated.
The truck was seized.
A case was filed with Fakirhat Police Station in this regard.
Our Dinajpur Correspondent adds: At least two people were killed and four others injured in a road accident on Wednesday night.
The dead are Dhalu Sheikh, 48, and Shahabul Miah, both from Kochubari village under Thakurgaon Sadar upazila.
The injured are Samad, 50, and Belal, 55, of Panchagarh, Prem Hari, 40, of Thakurgaon and Sattar, 45, of Birganj.
They are under going treatment at Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital.
Birganj police quoting locals said the Panchagarh-bound paddy loaded truck fell into a ditch when the driver lost control of the vehicle.