Three people were killed in a collision between a postal mail van and a stone-laden truck on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabpur, Habiganj. The deceased were identified as mail van driver Md.
Jasim (40), guard Majnu Mia (54), and mail carrier Abul Kalam Azad (55). All three died on the spot.
The accident occurred around 2:30 am on Wednesday in the Nayapara-Kaisarnagar area of the upazila. The postal vehicle involved in the accident was engaged in mail transportation for the Sylhet Postal Division.
Identities of the deceased
The driver Jasim and mail carrier Abul Kalam Azad hailed from Kamalganj in Moulvibazar. However, the full address of guard Majnu Mia could not be immediately ascertained.Muktadir Hossain, the on-duty physician at the emergency department of Madhabpur Upazila Health Complex, told Prothom Alo that the three were brought to the hospital dead shortly after the accident.
