Three persons were killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar this morning.
One of the deceased was identified as Badiul Alam, the auto-rickshaw driver, police and locals said.
The accident took place around 7:00am on Shahid ATM Zafar Alam Road in Bharabridge area.
Anwarul Hossain, officer-in-charge of Ramu Police Station, said two persons died on the spot after the Teknaf-bound truck collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw .
One of the injured succumbed to the injuries on his way to hospital, he said, adding that the two other injured are receiving treatment at Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital.
Police are trying to identify the two other deceased.
