Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Five people have been killed and 20 others injured in three separate road accidents amid heavy fog in Rangpur.

All three incidents occurred on Friday morning.

A Pavel Express night coach headed for Kurigram crashed into a three-wheeler travelling in the opposite direction from Kaunia in the Nabdiganj Bazar area of Rangpur city around 9:30am, police and locals said.

Three passengers on the three-wheeler were killed on the spot. Two other people were seriously injured and sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital for treatment. The bodies have been sent to the hospital morgue.

The victims have yet to be identified and police are working on it, said Abdul Kuddus, acting chief of Mahiganj Police Station in the Rangpur met...