Three persons were killed when a truck carrying them and their cattle overturned and fell into a ditch beside the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Cumilla.
The accident took place near Chiara area of Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chauddagram upazila around 6am on Wednesday. The deceased are Khokon Miah, 40, from Maheshpur area of Jhenaidah upazila, Samiul Islam, 45, and Anwar Hossain, 42, from the same area.
Around six cows were also killed in the accident. Chauddagram Miah Bazar highway police outpost in-charge Abul Kalam told Dhaka Tribune that a Chittagong-bound truck laden with cattle skidded off road when the driver lost control and fell on a roadside ditch. “The three cattle traders were killed on spot. Police have recovered the injured as well as the truck from the area,” he said.