A CNG-run autorickshaw driver died and five were injured when a CNG-run autorickshaw collided with a private car in Ishurdi upazila of Pabna early Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Sharif, 40, of Aotapara village of the upazila.
Ishurdi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) confirmed the matter.
The accident happened when the autorickshaw heading to Aotapara collided with the private car coming from the opposite direction, killing the autorickshaw driver on the spot, said the OC.
The injured were admitted to the Upazila Health Complex, and one of them was sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital as his condition was critical, said the police official.