Three people were killed and another was injured as a microbus hit a CNG-run auto rickshaw on the Barishal- Patuakhali highway in Barishal on Monday.
Of the deceased, two were identified as Nasir Biswas, 55, and microbus driver Jahangir Mirdah.
Locals said a Barishal bound microbus hit the CNG-run auto rickshaw in the morning at Dapdabiya zero point, leaving four people injured.
Later, Nasir and Jahangir died on the way to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital after locals rescued them while another succumbed to his injuries on the way to Dhaka.