Three people were killed and several injured as a bus hit a trolley on Dhaka-Kuakata highway in Bakerganj upazila of Barishal on Monday morning.

The deceased were identified as trolley driver Zohirul Talukdar, 25, his helpers-Rakib, 23, and Bayezid, 25.

The bus rammed the trolley carrying the victims on Barishal-Kuakata highway in Katherpool area at 10:00am, leaving the trolley driver dead on the spot and two others injured, said Md Alauddin Milon, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bakerganj Police Staion.

The injured were taken to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital where duty doctor declared them dead.

Several passengers of the bus were injured and are undergoing treatment at a local hospital, he added.

Police seized the vehicles but the bus driver managed to flee the scene, the OC added.