Netrakona: At least five people were killed after a bus collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Kendua-Atharabari road in Maska Bazar area in Kendua upazila on Saturday.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.

The accident took place around 2:30 pm when a bus collided with the auto-rickshaw leaving four persons dead on the spot and injuring three others, said Shahjahan Mia, additional superintendent of Netrakona police.

Two of the injured were rushed to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital in critical condition.