Three people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Sherpur upazila on Thursday morning.

Police said the head-on collision between two trucks took place on the Dhaka-Bogura Highway at College Road area.

“Three people were killed on the spot,” said Gaziur Rahman, additional superintendent of (Dhunat-Sherpur) police circle.

One of the victims was identified as trucker Hafizul Islam, 35.

The injured were taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.