Three people died when a sand pile collapsed on them while loading it on a truck at Joikura ghat in Sadar upazila of Rajbari district on Tuesday night. Read more: Two bikers killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahim Sheikh, 55, a sand trader; Maruf Sheikh, 22, driver of an excavator machine; and Ripon Ali alias Imran, 38, driver of the truck in which sand was being loaded. Read more: Traffic police killed in Gaibandha road accident; 3 arrested Quoting local people, Eskarul Islam, officer-in-charge of Rajbari Police Station, said the trio went to load sand around 11 pm. Read more: Road accident leaves youth dead in the city At one stage, a big chunk of sand collapsed on them, leaving the trio dead on the spot.