At least three people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rickshaw on the busy Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Sohel, 23, Taizul, 27, and Sobuj, 25, all residents of Pirganj upazila of Rangpur. Read: 2 children drown in pond in Narayanganj Palashbari Fire Service Station manager Mashiur Rahman said that the accident occurred when the Rangpur-bound passenger bus of Safa Paribahan hit the auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite side near the BTC Mor area of the highway. The impact of the crash was such that Sohel and Taizul died on the spot. Sobuj was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. "The bus driver and his assistant managed to flee," the official added.

Three college students were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in the Bishwa road area of Chandpur's Kachua upazila early on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Urmi Majumder (24), Rifat Hossain (22), and Saddam Hossain (28). All the deceased were students of Cumilla Victoria College and residents of Kachua upazila. Read: Two Class X students die in Chandpur road crash Eye-witnesses said the accident occurred around 8am when the Dhaka-bound BRTC bus hit the Cumilla-bound auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction in the Bishwa road area. The impact of the crash was such that two students travelling in the auto died on the spot while three others, including its driver, sustained injuries, police said. Read: Notre Dame College student dies being hit by DSCC truck The injured were rushed to Kachua Upazila Health Complex where another student was declared dead on arrival. Mohiuddin, officer-in-charge of the Kachua police station, said both the vehicles have been seized. "A probe is on."