The deceased were identified as pickup driver Tayes Uddin, 40, driver’s helper Babul and fish trader Abu Taher, 55.
Bhaluka Bhoradoba Highway Police Outpost In-Charge Abdus Salam said the accident took place around 5:00 am when a truck hit a Dhaka-bound pick-up van from behind, leaving three people of the pick-up van dead on the spot.