The deceased were identified as Kakoli Akter, 35, wife of Ashraful Islam, and their son Ariyan Ahmed Rafi, 5, residents of Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha district, and auto-rickshaw driver Anisur Rahman, 23, son of Abdul Wahab of Sukanpur village of Rangpur's Pirgachha upazila.
The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway near Kanchpur Bridge on Friday evening, reports UNB.
Kazi Wahid Murshed, the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kanchpur Highway Police Station, said, "An auto-rickshaw coming from Siddhirganj collided head-on with a Dhaka-bound bus, killing the trio on the spot.”
On information, the bodies were recovered and taken to the Highway Police Station, while both the bus and the auto-rickshaw involved in the crash were seized, he added.