Noakhali, May 4 -- At least three people were killed in a head-on collision between an autorickshaw and a truck in Chandraganj Purba Bazar area of Nokhali's Begumganj upazila on Saturday (4 May).

The deceased were identified as Md Alauddin, 40, Fazlul Karim, and Md Rahmat Ullah Bhuiyan, 40.

Alauddin was the auto-rickshaw driver, Fazlul- a civil staff of Bangladesh Military Academy was on his way to work, and Rahmat- a cosmetic vendor was on his way to Rangamati for work.

The accident occurred around 5 am at Lakshmipur-Feni regional road when the auto-rickshaw collided with an iron-rod laden truck coming from the opposite direction.

As a result, the two vehicles fell into a roadside canal, leaving three passengers dead on the spot, sai...