3 killed as car overturns on Mawa Expressway

Three people, including a woman, were killed and another injured when a private car overturned on Mawa Expressway in Sreenagar Upazila of Munshiganj district early Thursday morning.

The victims’ identities have not yet been confirmed.

Shafiqul Islam, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Munshiganj, said the Dhaka-bound car overturned after hitting the railing of a road divider around 6:00 am.

The accident killed two on the spot and injured two others. The injured were rushed to Sreenagar Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared one more dead.

Abdul Quader, officer-in-charge of Hasarda Highway Police Station, said traffic on the Dhaka-bound lane, which was disrupted following the accident, became normal around 7:00 am after the vehicle was removed.

The bodies of the victims were handed over to the police, he added.

Source: UNB