Three members of a family were killed and five others injured when a microbus hit a covered van at Golchattar on Bangabandhu Bridge in Bhuapurupazila on Friday morning.
The deceased were identified as Abdul Karim Sarkar, 60, his wife Matoa Begum, 50 and their daughter Kanij Fatema, 30 of Shahednagar village in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj district.
Ayubur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge (East) Police Station, said the accident took place around 7:30 am when the Sirajganj-bound microbus hit the covered van from behind, leaving three passengers of the microbus dead on the spot and five others injured.
The injured were taken to Sirajganj hospital.