Five killed in a three-way crash at Natore

The accident occurred in front of Lalpur Petrol Pump on Lalpur-Ishwardi Road around 10am Friday.

Shamim Hossain, an employee of the petrol pump who witnessed the crash, said: "I saw a truck run over a 'Bhotbhoti' (battery-run three-wheeler). Then a pickup truck ran over the injured passengers."

Locals took the injured to the Lalpur Upazila Health Complex.

Two of the deceased could not be identified while the rest are Amirul Islam, driver of the three-wheeler, Zillur Rahman, and Johurul Islam, said Lalpur OC Abu Obayed.

They all worked for the same contracting firm at Lalpur's Tilakpur.

Pickup driver Rabbi Mandal was admitted to Lalpur Health Complex while the other two were undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, said the OC.

Police seized the pick-up and the three-wheeler but the truck had fled the scene.

The dead bodies will be handed over to their relatives from Lalpur Upazila Health Complex following verification, he added.