Three people were killed when a truck rammed into a motorcycle on the Khulna-Mongla Highway at the Chulkathi Bhatto area in Sadar upazila of Bagerhat district on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Abdul Kader Farazi, 45, of Fakirhat upazila in the district, Bahadur, 32 of Morelganj upazila and Monir Hossain Munna, 43.
Zafor Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge of Katakhali Highway Police, said the accident occurred around 9:15 am when the Mongla-bound goods-laden truck hit the motorcycle coming from the opposite direction, leaving one dead on the spot and two others injured.
The injured were taken to Bagerhat 250-bed Hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries after admission, said Dr Ashim Kumar Samaddar, supervisor of the hospital.
On information, police seized the truck but could not arrest anyone as the driver and his helper managed to flee the scene.