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Three people have been killed and two others injured after a head-on crash between a CNG autorickshaw and a three-wheeler in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi.
The incident occurred in front of the house of Hazrat Ali in Chandipur around 7:00 am on Monday.
Bagha Police Station chief (OC) Serajul Haque said CNG driver Shariful Islam, who hailed from Lalpur’s Naopara village, was taking four passengers to Bagha when his vehicle crashed head-on into a three-wheeler, locally known as a Bhotbhoti, travelling in the opposite direction, reports UNB.
Shariful was killed on the spot alongside his passengers Bidhan Das and Rokena Begum, who both hail from villages in the Upazila, he added.
Two others have been injured in the crash, including Rokena's son Shahajan Ali and Seema Begum. The two of them were rescued and first taken to the Upazila Health Complex and then admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
The bodies of the dead and the two vehicles involved in the crash have been taken to the police station.