Three women, aged between 35 and 45, have been killed when a truck rammed into a pick-up van carrying devotees towards the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal(Rh) on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj.
The accident on early Saturday also left 10 others injured, who were taken to a nearby hospital.
The deceased are identified as Manjila Begum, 45, Tanzila Begum, 35 and Shahinur Begum, 45 of Hossainpur village in Kishoreganj.
Rakibul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bahubal Model Police Station, said the pick-up van with 15 devotees on board was heading towards the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal(Rh) from Gobindapur village.
When the pick-up van reached near Mouchak Mohona Community Centre, a stone-laden truck crashed into the vehicle around 1:45 am, leaving three women dead on the spot and 10 others injured.
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