Shawdesh dEsk:

Three people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Sadar upazila of Cumilla on Sunday morning.

The deceased were identified as Helal Mia, 60, son of Phul Mia, hailing fromDumuria   Chandpur area in the upazila, Matin Mia, 65, son of Makbul Hossain and Abdul Quader, 70, son of Foran Mia.

The truck collided with the auto-rickshaw carrying the victims coming from opposite direction at south corner of Palpara Bridge at 9:00am, leaving two dead on the spot and five others injured, said Anwarul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Cumilla Kotwali Model Police Station.

Later, the injured were taken to Cumilla Medical College and Hospital where another man succumbed to his injuries.