Three women from a family were killed when a tractor fell on them after skidding off the Karikandi-Rajapur road while they were bathing in the Titas river in Cumilla yesterday.

The deceased were identified as Rina Akhter, 35, wife of Shukkor Ali; Rozina Akhter, 30, wife of Imon Mia; and Shamsun Nahar, 40, wife of Faruk Mia, said Sub-Inspector Halima Akhter of Titas Police Station.

Rozina and Shamsun Nahar were sisters-in-law, and Rina Akhter was their nephew's wife.

Police said they will take legal action once a complaint is filed. The driver is on the run.

Meanwhile, our Kishoreganj correspondent reported that Shamsul Haque, 59, a madrasa teacher, was killed after being hit by a microbus on the Mirzapur-Thanarghat road.

Locals detained the microbus driver and handed him over to the police, said Pakundia Police Station OC Md Sakhawat Hossain.

Our Panchagarh correspondent adds that an employee of the Atwary upazila administration died after being run over by a truck on the Karatoya Bridge while he was on his way to work on a motorbike. The deceased is Anarul Islam, 47, of Dokropara