Dhaka, April 1 -- Three people, including a 10-year-old child, have died after a three-way collision involving a motorcycle, a van and an SUV in Meherpur town on Eid day.

The crash occurred in front of a British American Tobacco (BAT) purchasing centre on Monday, according to Sheikh Mezbah Uddin, chief of Meherpur Sadar Police Station.

The victims have been identified as motorcycle riders Akhtaruzzaman Shovon and Al Imran, 35, and van passenger Zubayer Hossain, 10.

Van driver Ali Hasan, his wife Taqlima Khatun, and the SUV driver Palash were injured.

The SUV was travelling at a high speed from Amjhupi towards Meherpur, according to Sohrab Hossain, a witness. "It first hit the van head-on, throwing it into a roadside ditch, before coll...