Three people, including a woman, were killed in two road accidents in Dimla and Saidpur upazila of Nilphamari yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Ashraful, 25, a tractor driver, and Sabed Ali, 20, of Shatnai area in Dimla upazila, and Amena Begum, 36, a resident of Dholagasha Madhyapara area in Saidpur upazila. OC of Dimla Police Station Abdul Hannan said a Tulirhat-bound tractor from Shatnai colony fell into the Shatnai River at Madhya Shatnai at 7pm after its driver lost control over the steering, leaving driver Ashraful and his helper Shabed Ali dead. Police sent the bodies to Sadar Hospital for autopsy. In another accident, Amena Begum died on the spot when a speedy truck hit a van carrying her from behind on Rangpur-Saidpur highway at Dholagash around 11am, said OC of Saidpur Police Station Solaiman Ali.