Three killed, 20 injured in Chatak road crash

Dhaka  – Three people were killed and 15 others injured as a mini bus hit a roadside tree and turned turtle in Jatua area on the Sylhet-Sunamganj road in Chatak upazila of Sunamganj district today.The deceased were identified as Shamim Ahamed, 20, of Duttarai village under Gopalganj upazila in Sylhet district, Mousumi Pal, 27, of Hasimpur village and Radha Rani Pal, 47, of Muktarpur village under Dirai upazila in Sunamganj district,BSS.Sub inspector of Sunamganj Joykalas police camp Shafikul Islam said the accident occurred at about 2 pm when the bus hit the roadside tree and plunged into a ditch as its driver lost control over the steering, leaving three passengers of the bus dead on the spot and 15 others injured.The injured were admitted to Koitak upazila health complex and Osmani Medical College Hospital.