Sylhet: Three people were killed and five others injured when a bus collided with a microbus on the Sylhet-Dhaka Highway at Lalabazar in Dakkhin Surma Upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday morning.

The deceased are Mahin Ahmed, Jesmin Begum and Sujon Mia of Narayanganj.

The accident took place at about 7:30 am when the Sylhet-bound bus from Dhaka collided with the microbus coming from the opposite direction, leaving eight people injured.

Of the injured, four were taken to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital where doctors declared three of them dead.

Police seized the two vehicles.