Keraniganj: Three people, including an auto-rickshaw driver, were killed in a road accident at Ekuria Bazar on Dhaka-Mawa Highway in South Keraniganj early Saturday.

The victims were identified as Md Falan Sohel, 25, son of Md Shaheed of Kalkini upazila of Madaripur, Md Afzal Khan, 28, of Baufal upazila of Patuakhali and Md Chan Mia Fakir, 28, auto-rickshaw driver and son of Abdur Razzak Miah of Madaripur.

The accident took place when a Postagola-bound truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw coming from opposite direction around 1:30am, leaving two people dead on the spot and another injured, said Shakawat Imtiaz, Sub Inspector of South Keraniganj Police Station.

Later, the injured was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.