Three people were killed and six others were injured in a triangular crash involving a truck, a pick-up van and a microbus on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as microbus driver Pavel Mia, Fazilatunnesa, wife of Latu Mia of Nasirnagar upazila and Raisa, daughter of Manik Mia of Habiganj district.

Margub Touhid, officer-in-charge of Khatihata highway police, said the accident occurred in Barogharia area in the morning when the truck rammed into then microbus and then the pick-up van crashed into the truck, leaving three people dead on the spot and six others injured.

The injured were taken to Sylhet Osmani Medical College and hospital.

The accident-ridden vehicles were taken to police custody.