Three people, including a madrassah student, were killed in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district on Thursday.

Zakir Rabbani, officer-in-charge of Kumira Highway Police Station, said Md Hasan, 14, a student of Mirzabazar Islamia Dakhil Madrassah and son of Muslim Uddin of Mirsharai upazila, was killed when a cattle-laden truck hit him at Choto Kumira Bazar in Sitakunda upazila at about 10:30am.

He had gone to Alekdia Beach in Kumira with his classmates. The accident occurred when he jumped out of a mini truck and stepped onto the highway, where he was crushed under the wheels of the truck.

In another incident, Rustom Ali, 69, a resident of Uttar Paschim Syedpur union, was killed after being hit by a motorcycle in the Choto Darogarhat area of the upazila at about 11:00am, said OC Zakir Rabbani.

MA Haque, officer-in-charge of Baroawlia Highway Police Station, said Harunur Rashid, 54, son of Mohrom Ali of Hinguri Para, was killed when a sand-laden truck hit him in the Baroawlia area of the upazila on early Thursday.