Three motorcycle riders were killed after being hit by a bus in Court Station area of the city on Tuesday evening, reports UNB.
Identities of the victims could not be known immediately.
Officer-in-Charge of Kashiadanga Police Station Munsur Ali Arif said the trio was riding a motorcycle which was run over by a truck coming from the opposite direction.
Two of the riders were killed on the spot. The third victim succumbed to his injuries at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Police seized the truck and detained its driver, the OC said.