Three people were killed and one injured in a road accident involving a pickup van and a motorcycle in Dhanbari upazila of Tangail early Thursday (August 7).

The incident occurred at dawn in the Bottola area of Bilaspur, according to Sub-Inspector Akram Hossain of Dhanbari Police Station.

The victims have been identified as Md Al Amin, son of Jinnat Ali; Swapan Mia, son of Aminul; and Jewel, son of Nuru Islam.

SI Hossain said the accident took place around 7:00 AM on the Jamalpur regional road in the Bilaspur area. A head-on collision occurred between a Jamalpur-bound pickup van and a motorcycle, resulting in the immediate death of the pickup driver, the motorcycle rider, and one passenger.