
Officer-in-Charge of Chauddagram Police Station confirmed the incident, saying that police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot and carried out a rescue operation immediately after the crash.
According to witnesses, a Chauddagram-bound truck from Lakshmipur collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a battery-run three-wheeler, leaving two men and a woman dead on the spot, while five others sustained injuries, reports BSS.
Locals said all the deceased were passengers of the CNG. The process of identifying the victims is underway.
The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.