Online Desk: Three madrasha students were killed and 12 others injured after a truck carrying them overturned in Bhaluka of Mymensingh on Sunday night on their way back home from attending the Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi.

The deceased were Nayeem, 13, hailed from Gafargaon upazila of the district and Sanaullah Sajal, 19, and and Fazlu Haque, 18, both hailed from Bhaluka upazila. They were the students of Jamia Islamia Darus Sunnah Qawmi Madrasa of Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh district.

Officer-in-Charge (investigation) of Bhaluka Model Police Station Jahangir Alam said a total of 30 students of the madrasha went to the Ijtema venue in Tongi to join Akheri Munajat.

Due to the transport crisis, the students were returning home by the truck after the munajat.  When the truck reached the Dhalibari intersection around 11:30 pm, a covered van in front of the truck took sudden a U-turn, the driver of their vehicle lost control and it overturned, leaving Nayeem dead on the spot and 12 others injured, he said.

The injured were first taken to Bhaluka upazila health complex and later shifted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) where Sanaullah succumbed to his injuries.

Fazlul died on way to Dhaka from the hospital early Monday.

Now, seven injured are being to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Legal action is being taken over the incident, OC added.