Three people, including a child, were killed and nine others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus in Nageshwari Upazila of Kurigram on Tuesday night.
The incident took place around 11:30pm near Kurigram–Bhurungamari highway.
Nageshwari Police Station Officer-in-charge Abdullah Hil Zaman said, a truck from Bhurungamari collided with an oncoming passenger microbus, leaving three microbus passengers dead on the spot.
Nine others were injured, including five women, and were taken to Nageshwari Health Complex for treatment.
The identities of the deceased could not be immediately confirmed. Police are working to restore traffic on the highway.
