Three people have been killed and seven more critically injured in a head-on collision at Karbala of Baraigram upazila in Natore.
The deceased is Anwarul Islam, 40, son of Abdul Jabbar hailed from Taraganj upazila of Ranpur district. The rest two were yet to be identified till filling of the report at 6:30pm.
Abdur Rouf, station master of Natore fire service, said a Bogra-bound potato-laden truck from Pabna collided with a mini truck at Karbala area around 1pm on Wednesday.
The truck overturned on the road while the mini truck fell into a roadside ditch, the official said.
At least 10 people were injured from both the trucks, he added.
Baraigram OC Monirul Islam said locals and fire fighters rushed to the spot and admitted the injured at Banpara Amina Hospial.
Later, eight of them transferred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. The doctors of the hospital declared three of them dead, he added.
A team of Baraigram police, on information, rushed to the spot and seized both the trucks.