Dhaka, March 15 -- Three people have been killed after a truck ploughed into a CNG-run autorickshaw in Gazipur's Kaliakair Upazila.

Two others were injured in the collision that occurred on the Maona-Fulbari regional road in the Namashulai area around 8:45am on Saturday, according to the police.

The autorickshaw was carrying passengers from Sreepur's Maona Chowrasta to Kaliakair when it collided with a brick-laden truck coming from the opposite direction, police said, citing witnesses.

The collision left the three-wheeler in a crumpled heap. The autorickshaw driver, identified by a single name as Obaidul, along with a woman and an elderly man, died at the scene. Another passenger suffered critical injuries and was rushed to the Kaliaka...