Three people, including the driver of a bus, were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Dinajpur's Birganj this morning.

The accident took place at Jadur intersection on the Birganj-Thakurgaon highway, in the Dashmile area, around 8:30am.

Dashmile Highway Police Station Officer-in-charge (OC) Omar Faruk said the driver of the paddy-laden truck and two passengers of the bus died on the spot when the head-on collision happened.

Several passengers of the bus were also injured in the accident.

The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed, said the OC.