Three people, including drivers of a private car and a truck, received burn injuries as a private car caught fire after collision with a truck on Dhaka-Aricha highway here on Thursday.
Highway police said the Gopalganj-bound private car collided with the truck and caught fire at Tepra bus stand area in Shibalaya upazila at 6 am, leaving three people injured.
The injured including a passenger of the car were rescued and sent to Upazila Health Complex and district sadar Hospital. Three other passengers of the car remained unhurt.
Being informed by locals, fire service members rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.