Road crash kills two

At least two people were killed and four others injured in a tragic road accident at Netrakona Sadar upazila yesterday morning.

The deceased were identified as Selim Mia (35) and Emdadul Haque (37), both farm workers in profession.

Officer-in-Charge of Netrakona Sadar Police Station Md Tajul Islam said the accident took place on the Kendua-Madan in Raintreetola area of the upazila around 7:30am, when a sand-laden human-hauler from Netrakona town skidded off the road and crashed into some farm workers huddled around a fire beside the road, he said quoting locals.

Police have seized the human-hauler, but its driver managed to flee the scene. A case was lodged in this regard.