Two battery-run auto-rickshaw passengers were killed when a truck hit their vehicle in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat. The auto-rickshaw driver and another person were also injured in the incident.
The accident took place around 6:00 pm on Saturday in the Sarail area of the municipality along the Kalai-Bogura regional highway. The deceased are Nurnabi (57) and Enamul Haque (55) of Aplapara village in Kalai upazila. Injured driver Sohrab Hossain (52) was sent to the hospital.
According to police and locals, a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction hit the auto-rickshaw, leaving it mangled. One person died on the spot and another died on the way to the hospital. The driver and helper of the killer truck fled the scene.
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