At least five people were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident in Boilor Mothbari area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila of the district this evening.
Officer-in-Charge of Trishal Police Station Mohammad Mainuddin said the accident took place in the area when a Mymensingh-bound bus hit a cement-laden standing truck from behind at around 8.15pm, killing three bus passengers dead on the spot and 13 others injured.
The injured were rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where two others succumbed to their injuries, the OC said.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
