Car hits roadside tree in Barisal killing three

Three people have died in Barisal, when their car hit a roadside tree

Police said the crash occurred sometime on Monday night on the Dhaka-Barisal Highway at Babuganj Upazila.

Two of the victims have been identified as 35-year-old Mihir Das Samir, who was driving the car and 36-year-old Minir Hossain, said Barisal's Airport police station OC Anwar Hossain.

Police recovered two bodies and rescued a person from the spot early morning Tuesday after the incident was reported, he told

The man rescued by police died while being treated at the Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, added the police officer. "We suspect they were coming to Barisal from Khulna. The car crashed into a roadside tree."