The deceased were identified as Madhu Shikdar, 55, son of Kalipodo Shikdar, Nilufa Dey, 50, wife of Nitai Dey and Pushpa Rani Dey, wife of Narayan Chandra Dey of Bagherpara upazila in Jashore district.
Mehedi Hasan, officer-in-charge of Magura Sadar Police Station, said the accident occurred around 9 pm on Friday when the Jashore-bound bus hit the human hauler, leaving two killed on the spot and eight others injured.
The injured were taken to Magura 250-bed Hospital where the doctors declared Madhu dead.
