ATTOCK, March 28: Three persons were killed and two others injured on Friday when a bus rammed a motor rickshaw near the Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project channel on Attock-Haji Shah road, the Attock Saddar police said.

Three passengers travelling in the rickshaw — Rukam gul, Missal Khan and Mohammad Akram — died on the spot, while two others — Sardar Ali and Ahmed Khan (rickshaw driver) — sustained multiple injuries and were shifted to the District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital. The bus driver escaped from the scene.