Pabna: Three persons were killed when their cng-run autorickshaw collided with a bus at Atmail area of Ishwardi upazila, Pabna on Tuesday morning.

Three people were injured during the accident. The injured were taken to Pabna General Hospital.

The Pabna police said an Ishwardi-bound Sonarbangla bus collided with an auto rickshaw as the bus was running in high speed after escaping police’s signal to stop on Pabna-Ishwardi highway at about 10:00am.

The bus driver fled from the spot immediately after the accident.