Three people, including a man and his son, were killed and eight others injured after a cattle-laden vehicle lost control and plunged into a roadside ditch in Chapainawabganj.
The accident occurred on Wednesday night in the Puskuni area along the Choudala-Kansat road in Shibganj upazila.
The deceased were identified as Shariful Islam and his father, Ais Uddin, both of Kansat, and Abdul Hamid of Shibnarayanpur.
Quoting eyewitnesses, police said the victims were returning home in the vehicle after selling cattle at Sonaichandi market. When the vehicle reached the Puskuni area, the driver lost control, and it overturned into a roadside ditch, leaving one dead on the spot and 10 others injured.
Locals rescued the injured and took them to the upazila health complex, where physician Abul Hayat declared two people dead.
Of the injured, five were sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital later that night for advanced treatment.
Additional Superintendent of Police ANM Wasim Firoz confirmed the incident.
