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Three people were killed in two separate road accidents in Sreepur and Mohammadpur upazilas of Magura district on Thursday.
The deceased were motorcyclist Taslim, 65, battery-run three-wheeler driver Monirul, 50, and 12-year-old bicyclist Abid Hossain.
Locals said a three-wheeler and a motorcycle collided head-on at Chaturia village under Sreepur upazila around 12:00 pm, leaving Taslim and Monirul critically injured.
They were rushed to a nearby private hospital where physicians declared them dead upon arrival, said Idris Ali, officer-in-charge of Sreepur police station.
Moreover, a speeding tractor crashed into a bicycle run by Abid at Bethuri village under Mohammadpur upazila, leaving him dead on the spot around 10:00 am, police sources said.
The bodies were sent to Magura Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Two separate cases were filed with the police stations in these incidents.