CNG cylinder blast claims 2 lives

Two people were killed and another injured as a cylinder of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw exploded after the vehicle crashed into a tree in Noakhali sadar upazila on Sunday morning.

The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately, reports UNB.

A Sonapur-bound auto-rickshaw hit a tree by Sonapur-Char Alexander road in Companir Hat area after its driver lost control over the wheel around 6:00am, said Sudhram Model police station officer-in-charge Anwar Hossain.

The cylinder went off leaving one dead on the spot and two burn injured, he added.

One of the injured died on the way to hospital, the OC said.