Three killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Chandpur

At least three people were killed as a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided with a bus in Chandpur district on Wednesday morning.

The deceased were identified as Habib Bepari, 24, Nesar Howlader, 40, and Mahbub Pradhania, 50.

Muhammad Abdur Rashid, officer-in-charge of Chandpur police station said that a Cumilla-bound bus hit a Chandpur-bound auto-rickshaw at Ghosherhat at about 7:30am.

The accident left three passengers of the auto-rickshaw dead on the spot and another passenger injured, he added.

The injured was immediately rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

Police said they seized both the vehicles.