Chandpur, Sept. 16 -- Two people were killed and two others injured in a collision involving a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, a private car and a pickup on the Chandpur-Cumilla regional highway in Chandpur Sadar upazila on Tuesday.

The deceased were identified as Mohor Ali, 60, son of late Omar Ali of Fatehpur village in Kachua upazila, and auto-rickshaw driver Kabir Mal, 40. All the victims were occupants of the auto-rickshaw, police said.

According to locals, the auto-rickshaw was carrying passengers from Chandpur towards Hajiganj when a private car travelling ahead braked abruptly in the Mahamaya area in front of Mandari Kamal Miji Bari in the afternoon.

The auto-rickshaw crashed into the rear of the car, lost control and veered into the pa...