RAJSHAHI, March 9, 2026 (BSS)- Three people were killed and two others 
injured in a head-on collision between an unauthorized vehicle [locally known 
as "Bhutbhuti"] and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Bagha upazila of the district 
today.
 
Among the deceased are the CNG driver and another passenger who died on the 
spot, while a woman died on the way to hospital. 

The injured are currently receiving treatment at Rajshahi Medical College and 
Hospital (RMCH).
 
The accident occurred this morning in the Chandipur area of the upazila.
 
The deceased were identified as CNG driver Shariful Islam, son of Nazir 
Dafadar of Fatepur village under Bilmaria in Lalpur, Natore, and passenger 
Bidhan Mistry, son of Nirapad Mistry of Lalupur Budpara village. Both died at 
the scene. Another passenger, Rukena Begum, wife of Nazim Uddin of Salampur 
village in Lalpur upazila of Natore district, died while being taken to RMCH.
 
According to local residents, an empty illegal Bhutbhuti was heading towards 
Ishwardi via the Baneshwar-Ishwardi road through Bagha around 7:30 a.m.
 
At the same time, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying five passengers was coming 
to Bagha from the neighboring Lalpur upazila. On the eastern side of 
Chandipur Bazar in Bagha, the two vehicles collided head-on at a turning 
point. The CNG was badly mangled in the crash, killing the driver and one 
passenger on the spot.
 
Locals rushed the remaining three passengers-- Rukena Begum, Sajahan Ali, and 
Seema Begum-- to the emergency department of Bagha Health Complex.

The on-duty physician, Dr. Hasibul Islam, provided primary treatment and 
referred them to RMCH for advanced care. However, Rukena Begum died on the 
way to RMCH.
 
Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) of Bagha Police Station, Inspector 
Suprabhat Mondal, said the incident was tragic and unfortunate.

The bodies of the deceased were sent to the RMCH morgue for forensic 
examination.
 
The Bhutbhuti driver fled the scene, and police are trying to arrest him. 
Legal action has been taken in this regard.