Three people, including two college students, were killed and another was critically injured as a speeding bus crashed into a three-wheeler on the Bhola-Char Fasson road under Doulatkhan upazila on Friday morning, police said.
The deceased were identified as Rima Akter, 17, Shikha, 17, and Md Abdul Kalam, 55, from Joynahar union under the upazila.
Rima and Shikha were class XII students of Halima Khatun Mahila College.
The accident occurred at about 9:15am when the Char Fasson-bound bus of Shyamoli Paribahan hit the three-wheeler in the Uttar Uddin area, killing three people on the spot and leaving the vehicle's driver critically injured, Md Jakir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Doulatkhan police station.
The driver was rushed to Bhola Sadar Hospital in a critical condition.
The bus driver and his assistant were detained in connection with the accident, Jakir said.
