Three people were killed and two injured in a collision between two trucks in Kamarkhanda upazila of Sirajganj early today.

The accident took place one kilometre off the spot where 10 passengers were killed in a three-vehicle pile-up yesterday.

A gas cylinder-laden truck hit a stationed truck at Konabari on the Dhaka-Sirajganj highway around 4:30am, said Md Helal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu bridge West Zone Police Station.

The driver of the speedy truck and its two passengers died on the spot, the OC said.

Two of the dead were identified as truck driver Shafiur Rahman, 52 and passenger Dudu Miah, 55.

The injured were taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, the police officer said.