Three passengers of a battery-powered autorickshaw have been killed and three others injured in a head-on collision with a bus in Cumilla.

The crash occurred on the Cumilla-Noakhali Highway on Saturday evening, said Osman Gani, chief of Laksam Highway Crossing Police.

The victims have yet to be identified.

According to police, the autorickshaw collided head-on with a bus operated by Shah Ali Super Paribahan.

Highway police are working to identify the victims and gather further details about the incident.