Three people, including the driver of a battery-run auto-rickshaw, were killed after a bus rammed into the vehicle on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway in Narsingdi Sadar upazila last night.

The accident occurred around 11:30pm in the Madhabdi-Rainadi area, said Monir Hossain, in-charge of Itakhola Highway Police Outpost.

The deceased were identified as Siyam Mia, 22, Sabbi Hossain, 28, and auto-rickshaw driver Fahim Mia, 30 — all from Rainadi village.

Victims' family members said the auto-rickshaw was hit by a Sylhet-bound bus. Two of them died on the spot while the third succumbed to his injuries on the way to a nearby hospital.

Police recovered the bodies and handed them over to the victims' families, said Monir.

He added that the bus was seized after the crash, but its driver and helper fled the scene.