Mymensingh: Two persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Maizbari on Mymensingh-Tangail road under Sadar upazila in Mymensingh on Saturday noon.

The deceased are Babul Shikder of Mirzapur upazila in Tangail and Hazrat Ali of Charbogra in Muktagachha upazila in Mymensingh district.

Police said the accident took place when a Mymensingh-bound bus collided head-on with a CNG run auto rickshaw in the area, leaving five passengers of the auto rickshaw seriously injured.

The injured were rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where two succumbed to their injuries.