At least six people died and six others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a three-wheeler in Barisal city this morning.

The incident took place in Doriarpar area aroud 9:30am, our Barisal correspondent reports quoting police and witnesses.

All the victims were passengers of the three-wheeler, locally known as Mahindra, Pradip Mitra, a sub-inspector of concerned Airport Police Station, said.

The injured were taken to different hospitals, including Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, he told The Daily Star from the site of the crash.

Five of the passengers died on the spot while another, identified as Mamun-ur-Rashid, succumbed to his injuries at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, he said.

The deceased were yet to be identified. Police were carrying out rescue operation when the report last came in around 11:40am.

The accident caused a gridlock on the Dhaka-Barisal highway for about one and half hours, police official Pradip Mitra said.