A Correspondent, Jassore:

Three people were killed and  nine others injured in separate road accidents in Bagherpara upazila of  the district today.

The deceased were identified as Mohammad Siddique Sheikh, 50, son of  Shukur Sheikh of South Srirampur village of the upazila, Sabuj Hossain, 42,  son of  Shobed Ali of Rajabari village of Nandail upazila in Mymensingh district and  Tarek Sardar, 35, son of Babu Sardar of Baga village under Keshabpur upazila of Jashore district.

The accident occurred in the area when a Jashore-bound truck hit five people on the side of Jashore-Narail road and the truck fell into the road side ditch  in  Dakshin Srirampur area  around 7:30am, leaving Mohammad Siddique Sheikh dead on the spot and four others injured, officer-in-charge (OC) of Tularampur Highway Police Station Mritunjoy Biswas said.

The injured were taken to Jashore 250-bed General Hospital, he said.

Meanwhile, Sabuj Hossain died on the spot when two pickups collided head-on in Karimpur area of the upazila on Jashore-Narail road around 11:30 am and five others were injured, OC said.

The injured four were taken to Jashore 250-bed General Hospital, he said.

Another two injured were taken to Narail Sadar Hospital, where Tarek Sardar died while undergoing treatment, the OC added.

The bodies were handed over to their respective family members.